Verse 21
2 Chronicles 13:21
Literal Standard Version
21
And Abijah strengthens himself, and takes fourteen wives for himself, and begets twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק אֲבִיָּ֔הוּ וַ/יִּ֨שָּׂא ל֔/וֹ נָשִׁ֖ים אַרְבַּ֣ע עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה וַ/יּ֗וֹלֶד עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּ/שְׁנַ֨יִם֙ בָּנִ֔ים וְ/שֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה בָּנֽוֹת
English Translation
And Abijah strengthened himself and took for himself fourteen wives, and he fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
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Chapter 13 Context
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In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah reigns over Judah;
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he has reigned three years in Jerusalem (and the name of his mother is Michaiah daughter of Uriel, f...
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And Abijah directs the war with a force of mighty men of war, four hundred thousand chosen men, and...
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And Abijah rises up on the hill of Zemaraim that is in the hill-country of Ephraim, and says, “Hear...
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Is it not for you to know that YHWH, God (Elohim) of Israel, has given the kingdom over Israel to Da...
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And Jeroboam, son of Nebat, servant of Solomon son of David, rises up and rebels against his lord!
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And vain men are gathered to him, sons of worthlessness, and they strengthen themselves against Reho...
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And now you are saying to strengthen yourselves before the kingdom of YHWH in the hand of the sons o...
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Have you not cast out the priests of YHWH, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make priests for...
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As for us, YHWH is our God (Elohim), and we have not forsaken Him, and priests are ministering to YH...
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and are making incense to YHWH, burnt-offerings morning by morning, and evening by evening, and ince...
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And behold, with us—at our head—is God (Elohim), and His priests and trumpets of shouting to shout a...
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And Jeroboam has brought around the ambush to come in from behind them, and they are before Judah, a...
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And Judah turns, and behold, the battle is against them, before and behind, and they cry to YHWH, an...
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and the men of Judah shout; and it comes to pass, at the shouting of the men of Judah, that God (Elo...
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And the sons of Israel flee from the face of Judah, and God (Elohim) gives them into their hand,
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and Abijah and his people strike among them a great striking, and five hundred thousand chosen men o...
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And the sons of Israel are humbled at that time, and the sons of Judah are strong, for they have lea...
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And Abijah pursues after Jeroboam and captures cities from him: Beth-El and its small towns, and Jes...
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And Jeroboam has not retained power anymore in the days of Abijah, and YHWH strikes him, and he dies...
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And Abijah strengthens himself, and takes fourteen wives for himself, and begets twenty-two sons and...
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and the rest of the matters of Abijah, and his ways, and his words, are written in the commentary of...
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