Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters,
New American Standard Bible
But Abijah became powerful; and took fourteen wives to himself, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
King James Version
But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Holman Bible
However, Abijah grew strong, acquired 14 wives, and fathered 22 sons and 16 daughters.
International Standard Version
but Abijah continued to grow more powerful. He took fourteen wives for himself and fathered 22 sons and sixteen daughters.
A Conservative Version
But Abijah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
American Standard Version
But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Amplified
But Abijah became powerful. He took fourteen wives for himself and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Bible in Basic English
But Abijah became great, and had fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Darby Translation
But Abijah strengthened himself, and took fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Julia Smith Translation
And Abijah will be strengthened, and he will take to him fourteen wives, and he will beget twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
King James 2000
But Abijah grew mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begot twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Abijah became strong, and he took to himself fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Modern King James verseion
And Abijah became mighty, and married fourteen wives, and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Abijah waxed mighty, and took him fourteen wives, and begat twenty two sons and sixteen daughters.
NET Bible
Abijah's power grew; he had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
New Heart English Bible
But Abijah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
The Emphasized Bible
And Abijah strengthened himself, and took him, fourteen wives, - and begat twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Webster
But Abijah became mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
World English Bible
But Abijah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Interlinear
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Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 13:21
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Abijah And Civil War
20 And Jeroboam hath not retained power any more in the days of Abijah, and Jehovah smiteth him, and he dieth. 21 And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters, 22 and the rest of the matters of Abijah, and his ways, and his words, are written in the 'Inquiry' of the prophet Iddo.
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Cross References
Judges 8:30-31
and to Gideon there have been seventy sons, coming out of his loin, for he had many wives;
Judges 9:5
and he goeth into the house of his father at Ophrah, and slayeth his brethren, sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone; and Jotham, youngest son of Jerubbaal, is left, for he was hidden.
Judges 10:4
and he hath thirty sons riding on thirty ass-colts, and they have thirty cities, (they call them Havoth-Jair unto this day), which are in the land of Gilead;
2 Samuel 5:12-13
and David knoweth that Jehovah hath established him for king over Israel, and that He hath lifted up his kingdom, because of His people Israel.
2 Chronicles 11:21
And Rehoboam loveth Maachah daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines -- for eighteen wives he hath taken, and sixty concubines -- and he begetteth twenty and eight sons, and sixty daughters.