2 Chronicles 11:18
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;
2 Chronicles 11:18 in other translations
| BSB | And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab. |
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| 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. |
| ASV | And Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; |
| YLT | And Rehoboam taketh to him a wife, Mahalath, child of Jerimoth son of David, and Abigail daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse. |
| DARBY | And Rehoboam took Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David as wife, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse. |
| BBE | And Rehoboam took as his wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, the son of David and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, the son of Jesse; |
| Webster | And Rehoboam took to himself Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David for a wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; |
What does 2 Chronicles 11:18 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 11:13-23
When the priests and Levites came to Jerusalem, the devout, pious Israelites followed them. Such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel, left the inheritance of their fathers, and went to Jerusalem, that they might have free access to the altar of God, and be out of the temptation to worship the calves. That is best for us, which is best for our souls; in all our choices, religious advantages must be…
2 Chronicles 11:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 11:18
- 1 Samuel 16:6
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.
- 1 Samuel 17:13
And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
- 1 Chronicles 27:18
Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:
- 1 Samuel 17:28
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
- 1 Chronicles 2:13
And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
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Eliab.
1Sa 16:6; 17:13,28; 1Ch 2:13; 27:18
Elihu.
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 11:17
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 11:18
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;
- 2 Chronicles 11:19
Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
2 Chronicles 11:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tomóse Roboam por mujer á Mahalath, hija de Jerimoth hijo de David, y á Abihail, hija de Eliab hijo de Esaí. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Roboam prit pour femme Mahalath, fille de Jerimoth, fils de David, et d’Abikhaïl, fille d’Éliab, fils d’Isaï; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Rehabeam nahm sich zum Weibe Machalath, die Tochter Jerimoths, des Sohnes Davids, und Abichails, der Tochter Eliabs, des Sohnes Isais. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Duxit autem Roboam uxorem Mahalath filiam Jerimoth filii David: Abihail quoque filiam Eliab filii Isai, |