2 Chronicles 11:21; 2 Samuel 5:12; 2 Samuel 5:13; Judges 10:4; Judges 8:30; Judges 8:31; Judges 9:5
The Reign of Abijah. Most of this section has nothing corresponding to it in 1 K., though references to the history of this reign occur in 1 Kings...
But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. Married fourteen wives - Probably he made...
Abijah waxed mighty, and married, &c.— But Abijah had not delayed to marry fourteen wives. Houbigant. REFLECTIONS.— 1st, Abijah is scarcel...
Reign of Abijah This chapter expands the account given of Abijah (Abijam) in 1 Kings 15:1-8 by giving details of his war with Jeroboam, which is...
But Abijah waxed mighty. — And Abijah strengthened himself, after his life-and-death struggle with Jeroboam. (See on 2 Chronicles 12:13 .) And...
REHOBOAM AND ABIJAH: THE IMPORTANCE OF RITUAL 2 Chronicles 10:1-19 ; 2 Chronicles 11:1-23 ; 2 Chronicles 12:1-16 ; 2 Chronicles 13:1-22 THE...
In the reign of Abijah there was terrible war between Judah and Israel. The king himself was evil, as the Book of the Kings declares. Here, however,...
There appears to have been no grace in Abijah's heart; though the Lord was pleased to make him an instrument in his hand for the destruction of Jerob...
But Abijah waxed mighty ,.... In his kingdom, increasing in riches and numbers, power and authority, and in his family: and married fourteen wives...
But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. Ver. 21. And married fourteen wives. ]...
Abijah married fourteen wives Not now after this victory, for he died soon after it; but in the whole time of his life, before he was king, and aft...
THE REIGN OF ABIJAH (vv.1-22) Jereboam outlived Rehoboam, though not for long (v.20). He died after reigning 22 years ( 1 Kings 14:20 ), five ye...
Jeroboam Defeated by Abijah. B. C. 957. ...
Not now after this victory, for he died presently after it; but in the whole time of his life, before he was king and afterward.
CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter parallel to 1 Kings 15:1-8 . Abijah succeeds and wars against Jeroboam ( 2 Chronicles 13:1-4 ); declares the right of...
2 Chronicles 13:3 . Four hundred thousand eight hundred thousand chosen men. This would seem incredible, did we not know that the manner of the He...
EXPOSITION The career of Abijah begins and ends with this chapter, the twenty-one verses of which are paralleled by only eight in 1 Kings 15:...
The Defeat of Jeroboam
But Abijah, as long as he adhered to the Lord alone, waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons and sixteen daughters,...
Married — Not after this victory, for he died presently after it, but in the whole time of his life.
21 But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.