'Wives' in the Bible

Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. He acquired 18 wives and 60 concubines and was the father of 28 sons and 60 daughters.

Rehoboam also showed discernment by dispersing some of his sons to all the regions of Judah and Benjamin and to all the fortified cities. He gave them plenty of provisions and sought many wives for them.

However, Abijah grew strong, acquired 14 wives, and fathered 22 sons and 16 daughters.

All Judah was standing before the Lord with their infants, their wives, and their children.

Yahweh is now about to strike your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions with a horrible affliction.

So they went to war against Judah and invaded it. They carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace and also his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest son.

Jehoiada acquired two wives for him, and he was the father of sons and daughters.

Our fathers fell by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity because of this.

to those registered by genealogy—with all their infants, wives, sons, and daughters—of the whole assembly (for they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy);