Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
However, Abijah grew strong, acquired 14 wives, and fathered 22 sons and 16 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.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters,
Interlinear
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References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 13:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abijah And Civil War
20
Jeroboam no longer retained his power
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Names
Cross References
Judges 8:30-31
Gideon had 70 sons, his own offspring, since he had many wives.
Judges 9:5
He went to his father’s house in Ophrah and killed his 70 brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, on top of a large stone. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.
Judges 10:4
He had 30 sons who rode on 30 donkeys. They had 30 towns
2 Samuel 5:12-13
Then David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
2 Chronicles 11:21
Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter