Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers; for he intended to make him king.
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- KJV And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
- BSB Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.
- NKJV And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maachah as chief, to be leader among his brothers; for he intended to make him king.
- NASB Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as head and leader among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.
- NLT Rehoboam appointed Maacah’s son Abijah as leader among the princes, making it clear that he would be the next king.
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- Deut 21:15–17If a man has two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son is hers who was hated;
- 1 Chr 29:1David the king said to all the assembly, “Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Yahweh God.
- 1 Chr 5:1–2The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be listed according to the birthright.
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