Context 22Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as head and leader among his brothers, for he intended to make him king. 23He acted wisely and distributed some of his sons through all the territories of Judah and Benjamin to all the fortified cities, and he gave them food in abundance. And he sought many wives for them. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, even the prince among his brethren; for he was minded to make him king. Douay-Rheims Bible But he put at the head of them Abia the son of Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his brethren: for he meant to make him king, Darby Bible Translation And Rehoboam established Abijah the son of Maachah at the head, to be ruler among his brethren; for he thought to make him king. English Revised Version And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, even the prince among his brethren: for he was minded to make him king. Webster's Bible Translation And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king. World English Bible Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, [even] the prince among his brothers; for [he was minded] to make him king. Young's Literal Translation And Rehoboam appointeth for head Abijah son of Maachah, for leader among his brethren, for to cause him to reign. Library The Exile Continued. "So David fled, and escaped and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done unto him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth" (1 Sam. xix. 18)--or, as the word probably means, in the collection of students' dwellings, inhabited by the sons of the prophets, where possibly there may have been some kind of right of sanctuary. Driven thence by Saul's following him, and having had one last sorrowful hour of Jonathan's companionship--the last but one on earth--he fled to Nob, whither … Alexander Maclaren—The Life of David The Rending of the Kingdom Tiglath-Pileser iii. And the Organisation of the Assyrian Empire from 745 to 722 B. C. Chronicles Links 2 Chronicles 11:22 NIV • 2 Chronicles 11:22 NLT • 2 Chronicles 11:22 ESV • 2 Chronicles 11:22 NASB • 2 Chronicles 11:22 KJV • 2 Chronicles 11:22 Bible Apps • 2 Chronicles 11:22 Parallel • Bible Hub |