Later Rehoboam married another cousin, Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom. Maacah gave birth to Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
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- WEB After her, he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
- KJV And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
- BSB After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
- NKJV After her he took Maachah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
- NASB After her he married Maacah the daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
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Quick answer
Rehoboam also marries Maacah, granddaughter of Absalom, who bears Abijah and three other sons. The next king of Judah is named among them.
Overview
Maacah's son Abijah would succeed Rehoboam on Judah's throne (12:16). The Chronicler notes this favored wife and her sons to trace the royal succession. Despite the failures of these kings, God faithfully sustains the dynastic line through which his redemptive promise advances.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Chr 13:2He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
- 1 Kgs 15:1–2Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah.
- Matt 1:7Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
- 2 Chr 12:16Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city; and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Chr 11:21Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
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