21But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
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And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
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 twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. …
And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-22)We do not find that Jeroboam offered to make any answer at all to Abijah’s speech. Though it was much to the purpose, he resolved not to heed it, and therefore he heard it as though he heard it not. He came to fight, not to dispute. The longest sword, he thought, would determine the matter, not the better cause. Let us therefore see the issue, whether right and religion carried the day or no. I. J…
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