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

²¹ Rehoboam loved Maakah daughter of Absalom more than any of his other wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives^(A) and sixty concubines, twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

¹² Then David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom^(A) for the sake of his people Israel.

¹³ After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives^(B) in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

⁴ He had thirty sons, who rode thirty donkeys.^(A) They controlled thirty towns in Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth Jair.^[a](B)

⁵ He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers,^(A) the sons of Jerub-Baal. But Jotham,^(B) the youngest son of Jerub-Baal, escaped by hiding.^(C)

³⁰ He had seventy sons^(A) of his own, for he had many wives. ³¹ His concubine,^(B) who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelek.^(C)