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


In Context

18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

19 Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with its towns, and Jeshanah with its towns, and Ephron with its towns.

20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and Yahweh struck him, and he died.

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

22 The rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.

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 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 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.