Dispersed of all his children: lest his other sons should after his death unite their counsels and forces together against Abijah, he wisely dispersed them into several and distant places, and under pretence of honouring them with the government of them, he made them prisoners in a sort, appointing several persons to observe their motions, and prevent their combinations. Unto every fenced city, agreeable to their quality, that their restraint might be more easy to them. Desired many wives; either,
1. For his children; or rather,
2. For himself, by comparing this with 2 Chronicles 11:21.