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


In Context

18 The men of Israel were subdued on that occasion, and the men of Judah were victorious because they relied on the Lord , the God of their fathers.

19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took from him the towns of Bethel, Jeshanah and Ephron, with their surrounding villages.

20 Jeroboam did not regain power during the time of Abijah. And the Lord struck him down and he died.

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

22 The other events of Abijah's reign, what he did and what he said, are written in the annotations of the prophet Iddo.

2nd Chronicles 13:21 in Other Translations

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:21But Abia, being strengthened in his kingdom, took fourteen wives: and begot two and twenty 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.