Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then he married Maakah daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith. New Living Translation Later Rehoboam married another cousin, Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom. Maacah gave birth to Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. English Standard Version After her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. Berean Standard Bible After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. King James Bible And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. New King James Version After her he took Maachah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. New American Standard Bible After her he married Maacah the daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. NASB 1995 After her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith. NASB 1977 And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. Legacy Standard Bible And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. Amplified Bible After her he took Maacah the daughter (granddaughter) of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. Christian Standard Bible After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom. She bore Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith to him. Holman Christian Standard Bible After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom. She bore Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith to him. American Standard Version And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. Contemporary English Version Then Rehoboam married Maacah the daughter of Absalom. Their sons were Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. English Revised Version And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. GOD'S WORD® Translation After marrying Mahalath, he married Maacah, Absalom's granddaughter. She gave birth to Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. Good News Translation Later he married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, and they had four sons: Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. International Standard Version After this he married Absalom's daughter Maacah, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. NET Bible He later married Maacah the daughter of Absalom. She bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. New Heart English Bible After her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. Webster's Bible Translation And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; who bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAfter her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. World English Bible After her, he took Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd after her he has taken Maachah daughter of Absalom, and she bears to him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. Young's Literal Translation And after her he hath taken Maachah daughter of Absalom, and she beareth to him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. Smith's Literal Translation And after her he took Maacah, daughter of Absalom; and she will bear to him Abijah and Attai, and Ziza and Shelomith. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd after her he married Maacha the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abia and Ethai, and Ziza, and Salomith. Catholic Public Domain Version And also after her, he married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, who bore for him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. New American Bible After her, he married Maacah, daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. New Revised Standard Version After her he took Maacah daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom, which bore him Abijah and Attai and Ziza and Shelomith. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. Brenton Septuagint Translation And afterwards he took to himself Maacha the daughter of Abessalom; and she bore him Abia, and Jetthi, and Zeza, and Salemoth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rehoboam's Family…19She bore sons to him: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. 20After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. 21Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.… Cross References 1 Kings 11:19-20 There Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own wife. / And the sister of Tahpenes bore Hadad a son named Genubath. Tahpenes herself weaned him in Pharaoh’s palace, and Genubath lived there among the sons of Pharaoh. 1 Kings 14:21 Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. 2 Chronicles 12:13 Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem and reigned. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. 1 Kings 11:43 And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place. 1 Kings 12:21-24 And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. / But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God: / “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people ... 2 Chronicles 13:2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 1 Kings 15:2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom. 2 Chronicles 11:18-19 And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab. / She bore sons to him: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. 2 Chronicles 21:6 And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 22:2 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. Matthew 1:7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa. Matthew 1:1-17 This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ... Luke 3:31-32 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, / the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, 1 Kings 14:31 And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place. 1 Kings 15:9-10 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah, / and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom. Treasury of Scripture And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. Maachah 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.) 2 Chronicles 13:2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. Michaiah the daughter of Uriel 1 Kings 15:2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. Abishalom 2 Chronicles 12:16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead. 1 Kings 15:1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. Abijam Matthew 1:7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; Abia Jump to Previous Abijah Abi'jah Absalom Ab'salom Attai Bare Beareth Bore Daughter Maacah Ma'acah Maachah Married Shelomith Shelo'mith ZizaJump to Next Abijah Abi'jah Absalom Ab'salom Attai Bare Beareth Bore Daughter Maacah Ma'acah Maachah Married Shelomith Shelo'mith Ziza2 Chronicles 11 1. Rehoboam raising an army to subdue Israel, is forbidden by Shemaiah5. He strengthens his kingdom with forts and provisions 13. The priests and Levites, and such as feared God, forsaken by Jeroboam, 17. strengthen the kingdom of Judah 18. The wives and children of Rehoboam After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom This phrase refers to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon and king of Judah, who took Maacah as one of his wives. Maacah is identified as the daughter of Absalom, who was the son of King David. Absalom is known for his rebellion against his father David, which adds a layer of complexity to the political alliances formed through marriage. Marriages during this time were often strategic, aimed at strengthening political ties and consolidating power. The mention of Maacah being Absalom's daughter suggests a continuation of the Davidic line, which is significant in the context of the Messianic prophecies that speak of a ruler from David's lineage. and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith Persons / Places / Events 1. RehoboamThe son of Solomon and king of Judah, known for his initial harshness that led to the division of the united kingdom of Israel. 2. Maacah The daughter of Absalom, who became one of Rehoboam's wives. Her lineage connects her to King David, as Absalom was David's son. 3. Absalom The son of King David, known for his rebellion against his father. His legacy is complex, marked by ambition and tragedy. 4. Abijah The son of Rehoboam and Maacah, who later becomes king of Judah. His reign is noted for a significant battle against Jeroboam of Israel. 5. Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith Other children of Rehoboam and Maacah, about whom little is known beyond their mention in this passage. Teaching Points The Influence of Family LegacyOur family background can significantly influence our lives, both positively and negatively. Understanding our heritage can help us make informed decisions about our own paths. The Complexity of Relationships The relationships within Rehoboam's family highlight the complexity of human interactions and the importance of seeking God's wisdom in managing familial ties. Leadership and Legacy Rehoboam's choices, including his marriages, impacted the future of Judah. Leaders must consider how their personal decisions affect their legacy and those they lead. God's Sovereignty in History Despite human failings and complex family dynamics, God's sovereign plan continues to unfold. Trusting in His overarching purpose can bring peace amidst uncertainty. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of 2 Chronicles 11:20?2. How does 2 Chronicles 11:20 illustrate the importance of wise marital choices today? 3. What can we learn about family dynamics from 2 Chronicles 11:20? 4. How does Rehoboam's decision in 2 Chronicles 11:20 connect to Deuteronomy's marriage laws? 5. How might Rehoboam's actions in 2 Chronicles 11:20 affect his kingdom's spiritual health? 6. What lessons on leadership can be drawn from Rehoboam's choices in 2 Chronicles 11:20? 7. Why did Rehoboam marry Maacah, Absalom's daughter, in 2 Chronicles 11:20? 8. How does 2 Chronicles 11:20 reflect on Rehoboam's political alliances? 9. What is the significance of Maacah being Absalom's daughter in 2 Chronicles 11:20? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 11? 11. In 2 Chronicles 11:18-21, Rehoboam practices polygamy; how is this consistent with later biblical teachings that appear to discourage multiple spouses? 12. What was King Abijah's mother's name: Michaiah (2 Chronicles 13:2) or Maachah (2 Chronicles 11:20), given Absalom's only daughter was Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27)? 13. Why do the details in 2 Chronicles 23:1-7 differ from the parallel account in 2 Kings 11, suggesting possible biblical inconsistencies? 14. 2 Chronicles 11 portrays Rehoboam as a strong central authority; how do we address the inconsistencies when comparing his strength here with his weaker portrayal in other biblical passages? What Does 2 Chronicles 11:20 Mean After herThe phrase “After her” links back to Rehoboam’s first wife, Mahalath (2 Chronicles 11:18-19), and marks the moment he took another wife. Scripture records he eventually had eighteen wives and sixty concubines (2 Chronicles 11:21), echoing Solomon’s pattern and brushing up against Deuteronomy 17:17, where Israel’s kings are warned not to multiply wives. The Chronicler’s simple time‐marker reminds us how Rehoboam’s domestic choices—stacked one after another—contributed to the divided loyalties and spiritual drift later criticized in 2 Chronicles 12:1-2. he married Maacah daughter of Absalom Maacah (called “Michaiah” in 2 Chronicles 13:2; cf. 1 Kings 15:2) is identified with Absalom’s line, probably his granddaughter through Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27). Rehoboam’s marriage into Absalom’s branch of David’s family tree served at least two aims: • political consolidation inside Judah’s royal clan (compare 2 Samuel 13–15, where Absalom’s earlier rebellion had fractured the house of David) • confirmation that the Messianic promise still flows through David’s descendants despite past turmoil (2 Samuel 7:12-16). Yet this strategic alliance also sowed seeds of compromise—Maacah later influenced court idolatry that Asa had to remove (1 Kings 15:13). and she bore to him Abijah Abijah (“my father is Yah”) would succeed Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 12:16). Though he reigned only three years, God granted him victory over Jeroboam because he appealed to the covenant promises (2 Chronicles 13:4-18). His birth therefore signals: • continuity of the Davidic line despite Judah’s spiritual ups and downs; • God’s faithfulness to His word even when leaders are inconsistent (see 1 Kings 15:3-5). Attai Scripture offers no further narrative about Attai beyond this verse, yet the Holy Spirit still records his name. That quiet inclusion: • affirms every individual’s worth in God’s redemptive story (compare the lesser-known names honored in Nehemiah 7:5-65); • hints at the wider royal household Rehoboam fathered, which carried social, financial, and spiritual implications for Judah (2 Chronicles 11:23). Ziza Like Attai, Ziza remains a name without additional chronicles. Still, paired with 2 Chronicles 11:21’s note that Rehoboam “dispersed some of his sons… to every fortified city,” it helps illustrate: • the practical strategy of stationing royal sons as local governors to secure the kingdom; • the potential for rivalry and fragmentation that such a large family could cause (for a cautionary example, see the infighting among Gideon’s sons in Judges 9:1-6). and Shelomith Shelomith stems from shalom, “peace.” Though little is told about him, the name itself whispers God’s desire for peace in a time of division. Judah was already split from Israel (2 Chronicles 10), and peace would be fragile. Shelomith’s naming testifies that: • parents can still voice faith-filled hopes in turbulent times (Psalm 29:11); • God’s covenant with David ultimately aims toward a prince of peace, fulfilled in Christ (Isaiah 9:6-7, Matthew 1:1). summary 2 Chronicles 11:20 is more than a genealogical footnote. Each phrase highlights the unfolding of God’s covenant through imperfect people: Rehoboam’s second marriage extends David’s line; Maacah’s identity ties the present to past rebellions; Abijah’s birth secures succession; the lesser-known sons show God’s care for every name; and Shelomith’s “peace” points forward to the lasting peace only the future Son of David can give. Even amid political maneuvering and personal compromise, the LORD continues to weave His unbreakable promises through the human family tree. (20) Maachah the daughter of Absalom--i.e., granddaughter, as appears from 2Samuel 14:27, where Tamar is named as the "one daughter" of Absalom Josephus says Maachah was daughter of Tamar (Ant 8:10, 1). (Comp. 2Samuel 18:18; 2Chronicles 13:2; 1Kings 15:10.)Which bare him Abijah.--Rehoboam's successor, called "Abijam" in Kings. The other three are unknown. Verse 20. - Maachah was the granddaughter of Absalom by his daughter Tamar, wife of Uriel (2 Chronicles 13:2; 2 Kings 15:2).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew After her,וְאַחֲרֶ֣יהָ (wə·’a·ḥă·re·hā) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part he married לָקַ֔ח (lā·qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take Maacah מַעֲכָ֖ה (ma·‘ă·ḵāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4601: Maacah -- an Israelite name, also a non-Israelite name, also a region in Syria daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1323: A daughter of Absalom, אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם (’aḇ·šā·lō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites and she bore וַתֵּ֣לֶד (wat·tê·leḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage to him ל֗וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Abijah, אֲבִיָּה֙ (’ă·ḇî·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 29: Abijah -- 'Yah is my father', an Israelite name Attai, עַתַּ֔י (‘at·tay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6262: Attai -- three Israelites Ziza, זִיזָ֖א (zî·zā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2124: Ziza -- two Israelites and Shelomith. שְׁלֹמִֽית׃ (šə·lō·mîṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8019: Shelomith -- the name of several Israelites Links 2 Chronicles 11:20 NIV2 Chronicles 11:20 NLT 2 Chronicles 11:20 ESV 2 Chronicles 11:20 NASB 2 Chronicles 11:20 KJV 2 Chronicles 11:20 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 11:20 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 11:20 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 11:20 French Bible 2 Chronicles 11:20 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 11:20 After her he took Maacah the daughter (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |