2 Chronicles 11:21
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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.)Rehoboam 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.
In other translations
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.)Rehoboam 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.
Hebrew words
וַיֶּאֱהַבvaiye'ehavand he lovedH157רְחַבְעָםrechav'amRehoboamH7346אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מַעֲכָהma'akhahMaacahH4601בַת־vat-[the] daughter ofH1323אַבְשָׁלוֹם'avshalomAbsalomH53מִכָּל־mikolmore than allH3605נָשָׁיוnashavwives hisH802וּפִילַגְשָׁיוufilagshavand concubines hisH6370כִּיkiforH3588נָשִׁיםnashimwivesH802שְׁמוֹנֶה־shemoneh-eight-H8083עֶשְׂרֵה'esrehteenH6240נָשָׂאnasa'he had takenH5375וּפִילַגְשִׁיםufilagshimand concubinesH6370שִׁשִּׁיםshishimsixtyH8346וַיּוֹלֶדvaiyoledand he fatheredH3205עֶשְׂרִים'esrimtwentyH6242וּשְׁמוֹנָהushemonahand eightH8083בָּנִיםbanimsonsH1121וְשִׁשִּׁיםveshishimand sixtyH8346בָּנוֹת׃banotdaughtersH1323
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