21But Abia, being strengthened in his kingdom, took fourteen wives: and begot two and twenty sons, and sixteen daughters.


In Context

18 And the children of Israel were brought down, at that time, and the children of Juda were exceedingly strengthened, because they had trusted in the Lord the God of their fathers.

19 And Abia pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel and her daughters, and Jesana with her daughters, Ephron also and her daughters.

20 And Jeroboam was not able to resist any more, in the days of Abia: and the Lord struck him, and he died.

21 But Abia, being strengthened in his kingdom, took fourteen wives: and begot two and twenty sons, and sixteen daughters.

22 And the rest of the acts of Abia, and of his ways and works, are written diligently in the book of Addo the prophet.

2 Chronicles 13:21 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:21But Abijah grew in strength. He married fourteen wives and had twenty- two sons and sixteen daughters.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:21But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:21But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:21But Abijah strengthened himself, and took fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:21But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:21But Abijah became mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:21But Abijah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:21And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:21But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.