Rehoboam married his cousin Mahalath, the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab son of Jesse.
Parallel translations
- WEB Rehoboam took a wife for himself, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
- KJV And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
- BSB And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.
- NKJV Then Rehoboam took for himself as wife Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliah the son of Jesse.
- NASB Then Rehoboam married Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse,
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Rehoboam marries Mahalath, a granddaughter of David through both her parents. His household is rooted in the Davidic family.
Overview
The Chronicler records Rehoboam's marriage into the wider house of David, noting descent from David through Jerimoth and from Jesse through Eliab. Such genealogical detail reflects the Chronicler's deep concern to trace the Davidic line. That line is carefully preserved because through it the promised Messiah would come.
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- 1 Sam 16:6When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely Yahweh’s anointed is before him.”
- 1 Sam 17:13The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
- 1 Chr 27:18of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David; of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;
- 1 Sam 17:28Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger burned against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the naughtiness of your heart; for you have come down that you might see the battle.”
- 1 Chr 2:13and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
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