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BrLXXΚαὶ 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. )
BrTrBut Abia strengthened himself, and took to himself fourteen wives, and he begot twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
ULTAnd Abijah strengthened himself; and he lifted to himself 14 wives, and he fatherered 22 sons and 16 daughters.
USTBut 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.
JPSBut Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begot twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
ASVBut Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
DRABut Abia, being strengthened in his kingdom, took fourteen wives: and begot two and twenty sons, and sixteen daughters.
YLTAnd Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters,
DrbyBut Abijah strengthened himself, and took fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
RVBut Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
WbstrBut 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)
BshpsBut 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.)
GnvaSo 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. )
CvdlNow 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.)
WyclTherfor 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.)
LuthDa 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.)
ClVgIgitur 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. )
(Some words not found in UHB: and,grew_strong ʼAⱱiyyāh 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”
(Occurrence 0) fourteen wives … twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters
(Some words not found in UHB: and,grew_strong ʼAⱱiyyāh and,took to=him/it women/wives four teen and=he/it_fathered twenty and,two sons and,six teen daughters )
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).
