KJV King James Version
And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, [and] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
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2 Chronicles 11:18
And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, [and] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.
WEB World English Bible
Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
ASV American Standard Version
And Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Rehoboam taketh to him a wife, Mahalath, child of Jerimoth son of David, and Abigail daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 11
15 And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.
17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
18 And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, [and] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
19 Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
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 twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
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וַיִּֽקַּֽח־H3947 · la.qachto take: takeל֤וֹH9033 · ohimרְחַבְעָם֙H7346 · re.chav.amRehoboamאִשָּׁ֔הH802 · ish.shahwomanאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מָ֣חֲלַ֔תH4258 · ma.cha.latMahalathבַּתH1323 · batdaughterיְרִימ֖וֹתH3406 · ye.ri.motJerimothבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childדָּוִ֑ידH1732 · da.vidDavidאֲבִיהַ֕יִלH32 · a.vi.ha.yilAbihailבַּת־H1323 · batdaughterאֱלִיאָ֖בH446 · e.li.avEliabבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childיִשָֽׁי׃H3448 · yi.shayJesse
Cross-references
1 Samuel 16:6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’S anointed [is] before him.1 Samuel 17:28And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.1 Chronicles 27:18Of Judah, Elihu, [one] of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:1 Samuel 17:13And the three eldest sons of Jesse went [and] followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle [were] Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.1 Chronicles 2:13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
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