20 And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

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 eight and twenty sons, and threescore daughters.

22 And Rehoboam made [a]Abijah the son of Maachah the chief ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him King.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 11:22 Called also Abijam, who reigned three years, 1 Kings 15:2.

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