"But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters." — 2 Chronicles 13:21

2 Chronicles 13:21 · KJV

“But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.”

— 2 Chronicles 13:21

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

And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, {are} written in the story of the prophet Iddo.

2 Chronicles 13 — Context

And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof.

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

But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, {are} written in the story of the prophet Iddo.

Cross References

Judges 8:30-31

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. {of his...: Heb. going out of his thigh}

Judges 9:5

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.

Judges 10:4

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. {Havothjair: or, the villages of Jair}

2 Samuel 5:12-13

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.

2 Chronicles 11:21

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 twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)