2 Chronicles 13:21

But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

2 Chronicles 13:21, King James Version

2 Chronicles 13:21 in other translations

BSB	But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
WEB	But Abijah grew mighty and took for himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
ASV	But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
YLT	And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters,
DARBY	But Abijah strengthened himself, and took fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
BBE	But Abijah became great, and had fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Webster	But Abijah became mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 21 Married fourteen wives - Probably he made alliances with the neighboring powers, by taking their daughters to him for wives.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvai.yit.cha.Zekand he strengthened himselfH2388

אֲבִיָּ֔הוּ'a.vi.Ya.huAbijahH29

וַיִּ֨שָּׂא\־vai.Yi.sa'-and he tookH5375

ל֔וֹlofor himself

נָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimwivesH802

אַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'four-H702

עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה'es.RehteenH6240

וַיּ֗וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledand he fatheredH3205

עֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimtwentyH6242

וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimand twoH8147

בָּנִ֔יםba.NimsonsH1121

וְשֵׁ֥שׁve.Sheshand six-H8337

עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehteenH6240

בָּנֽוֹת\׃\ \סba.NotdaughtersH1323

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Judges 10:4
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth–jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
Judges 9:5
And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
2 Chronicles 11:21
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
Judges 8:30-31
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
2 Samuel 5:12-13
And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake. And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

waxed.
2Sa 5:12,13
fourteen wives.
11:21
begat.
Jud 8:30,31; 9:5; 10:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

2 Chronicles 13:20
Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the Lord struck him, and he died.
2 Chronicles 13:21
But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
2 Chronicles 13:22
And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Empero se fortificó Abías; y tomó catorce mujeres, y engendró veintidós hijos, y dieciséis hijas.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et Abija s’affermit, et prit 14 femmes, et engendra 22 fils et 16 filles.
German Elberfelder 1871	Abija aber erstarkte. Und er nahm vierzehn Weiber und zeugte zweiundzwanzig Söhne und sechzehn Töchter.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Igitur Abia, confortato imperio suo, accepit uxores quatuordecim: procreavitque viginti duos filios, et sedecim filias.