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OET-LV and_grew_strong ʼAⱱīāh and_took to_him/it wives four- teen and_he/it_fathered twenty and_two sons and_six teen daughters.
UHB וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק אֲבִיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּ֨שָּׂא־ל֔וֹ נָשִׁ֖ים אַרְבַּ֣ע עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה וַיּ֗וֹלֶד עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֨יִם֙ בָּנִ֔ים וְשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה בָּנֽוֹת׃ס ‡
(vayyitḩazzēq ʼₐⱱiyyāhū vayyissāʼ-lō nāshim ʼarbaˊ ˊesrēh vayyōled ˊesrim ūshənayim bānim vəshēsh ˊesrēh bānōt.ş)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ κατίσχυσεν Ἀβιὰ, καὶ ἔλαβεν ἑαυτῷ γυναῖκας δεκατέσσαρας, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς εἰκοσιδύο καὶ ἐκκαίδεκα θυγατέρας.
(Kai katisⱪusen Abia, kai elaben heautōi gunaikas dekatessaras, kai egennaʸsen huious eikosiduo kai ekkaideka thugateras. )
BrTr But Abia strengthened himself, and took to himself fourteen wives, and he begot twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
ULT And Abijah strengthened himself; and he lifted to himself 14 wives, and he fatherered 22 sons and 16 daughters.
UST But Abijah became more powerful. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
BSB § But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
OEB No OEB 2CH book available
WEBBE But Abijah grew mighty and took for himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Abijah’s power grew; he had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
LSV And Abijah strengthens himself, and takes fourteen wives for himself, and begets twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters;
FBV But Abijah grew stronger and stronger. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
T4T But Abijah became more powerful. He married 14 wives and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.
LEB But Abijah became strong, and he took to himself fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
BBE But Abijah became great, and had fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Moff No Moff 2CH book available
JPS But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begot twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
ASV But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
DRA But Abia, being strengthened in his kingdom, took fourteen wives: and begot two and twenty sons, and sixteen daughters.
YLT And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters,
Drby But Abijah strengthened himself, and took fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
RV But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Wbstr But Abijah became mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
KJB-1769 ¶ But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
KJB-1611 ¶ But Abiiah waxed mighty, and married fourteene wiues, and begate twentie and two sonnes, and sixteene daughters.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps But Abia waxed mightie, and maryed foureteene wiues, and begat twentie and two sonnes, and sixteene daughters.
(But Abia waxed mighty, and maryed fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.)
Gnva So Abiiah waxed mightie, and marryed foureteene wiues, and begate two and twentie sonnes, and sixteene daughters.
(So Abiyah waxed mighty, and marryed fourteen wives, and begat two and twenty sons, and sixteen daughters. )
Cvdl Now whan Abia was strengthed, he toke fourtene wyues, and begat two and twentye sonnes and sixtene daughters.
(Now when Abia was strengthed, he took fourteen wives, and begat two and twenty sons and sixteen daughters.)
Wycl Therfor Abia, whanne his empire was coumforted, took fourtene wyues, and he gendride two and twenti sones, and sixtene douytris.
(Therefore Abia, when his empire was coumforted, took fourteen wives, and he begat/gave_birth_to two and twenty sons, and sixteen daughters.)
Luth Da nun Abia gestärket war, nahm er vierzehn Weiber und zeugete zweiundzwanzig Söhne und sechzehn Töchter.
(So now Abia gestärket was, took he vierzehn women and zeugete zweiundzwanzig sons and sixteen Töchter.)
ClVg Igitur Abia, confortato imperio suo, accepit uxores quatuordecim: procreavitque viginti duos filios, et sedecim filias.
(Therefore Abia, confortato imperio suo, accepit uxores fourdecim: procreavitque twenty duos filios, and sedecim daughters. )
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) he took fourteen wives for himself
(Some words not found in UHB: and,grew_strong ʼAⱱīāh and,took to=him/it women/wives four teen and=he/it_fathered twenty and,two sons and,six teen daughters )
The idiom “took … wives” means that he married. Alternate translation: “he married fourteen women”
Note 2 topic: translate-numbers
(Occurrence 0) fourteen wives … twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters
(Some words not found in UHB: and,grew_strong ʼAⱱīāh and,took to=him/it women/wives four teen and=he/it_fathered twenty and,two sons and,six teen daughters )
“14 wives … 22 sons and 16 daughters”
1 Kings 15:1-8; 2 Chronicles 13
From Sunday School lessons to inspiring sermons, modern portrayals of biblical characters often suffer from overly simplistic, two-dimensional perspectives on people’s moral character and deeds, but a careful reading of Scripture often shows reality to be more complex. The story of Abijah is ripe for similar misunderstanding unless one reads both biblical accounts of his reign. Abijah (also called Abijam) son of Rehoboam reigned for only three short years over Judah, and 1 Kings 15:3 tersely notes that “he committed all the sins that his father did before him; his heart was not true to the Lord his God.” It also notes that Abijah’s entire reign was marked by war with Jeroboam (1 Kings 15:6). From this it would be easy to assume that his reign was characterized only by wickedness and moral decline. Yet 2 Chronicles, though silent on the final assessment of Abijah’s overall character, seems to present Abijah as a leader who takes up the righteous cause of bringing the rebellious northern tribes of Israel back under the fold of Judah’s Davidic dynasty and Aaronic priesthood, though he was ultimately unsuccessful. As part of this effort, Abijah makes a foray into the northern tribes’ territory and arrives at Mount Zemaraim, but Jeroboam confronts him there with twice the amount of forces. The location of Mount Zemaraim is not certain, but it may have been located at the twin hills (which may explain the dual form of the name) of Ras ez Zemara, which suggests Abijah was advancing along a secondary route to avoid initial detection or fortifications along the main Central Ridge Route. There Abijah calls upon Jeroboam and all Israel to return to the leadership of David and Aaron. While Abijah is making his appeal, however, Jeroboam positions some of his forces in ambush behind Abijah’s forces, but Abijah’s men win a great victory over them and capture the towns of Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron (also called Ophrah). The writer of Chronicles notes that Abijah’s forces were victorious “because they relied on the Lord” and that Jeroboam never recovered from his weakened power for the rest of his reign, while Abijah grew strong (though Abijah’s reign was only for three years).