Jehoiada took for him two wives, and he became the father of sons and daughters.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
- BSB Jehoiada took for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters.
- NKJV And Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters.
- NASB Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he fathered sons and daughters.
- NLT Jehoiada chose two wives for Joash, and he had sons and daughters.
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Jehoiada arranged two marriages for Joash, who had sons and daughters. The king's house was established and the Davidic line continued.
Overview
Jehoiada secured wives for Joash, and the king fathered children, ensuring the continuation of David's line that had nearly been destroyed. The detail shows God's preservation of the royal family after Athaliah's near-extinction of it. It quietly affirms the ongoing security of the covenant promise.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Gen 24:4But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”
- Gen 21:21He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
- 2 Chr 24:15But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died. He was one hundred thirty years old when he died.
- Matt 19:4–8He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,
- Gen 4:19Lamech took two wives: the name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah.
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