2 Chronicles 11:18

What does 2 Chronicles 11:18 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 11:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Rehoboam took as his 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 · 1862

And Rehoboam taketh to him a wife, Mahalath, child of Jerimoth son of David, <FI>and<Fi> Abigail daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Roboam took to wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David: and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Isai.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Rehoboam took Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David as wife, [and of] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.

Context

v.17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.

v.18This passage

v.19and she bare him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Samuel 17:28

    And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

  • 1 Samuel 17:13

    And the three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

  • 1 Samuel 16:6

    And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah’s anointed is before him.

  • 1 Chronicles 27:18

    of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:

  • 1 Chronicles 2:13

    and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

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