Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 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 begot twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
Verse 21. Eighteen wives and threescore concubines] Bad enough, but not so abandoned as his father. Of these marriages and concubinage the issue was twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters; eighty-eight children in the whole, to the education of the whole of whom he could pay but little attention. Numerous families are often neglected; and children by different women, must be yet in a worse state.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
21. he took eighteen wives, andthreescore concubinesThis royal harem, though far smaller thanhis father’s, was equally in violation of the law, which forbade aking to “multiply wives unto himself” [De17:17].
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines, c] Who is called Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel, 2Ch 13:2,
for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines led thereunto by the example of his father Solomon, contrary to the command of God, De 17:17
and begat twenty eight sons and sixty daughters; to have many children was reckoned a great blessing, but it was not honourable to have them in such a way.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Only these wives with their children are mentioned by name, though besides these Rehoboam had a number of wives, 18 wives and 60 (according to Josephus, 30) concubines, who bore him twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. Rehoboam trod in his father’s footsteps in this not quite praise-worthy point. The eldest son of Maachah he made head ( ), i.e., prince, among his brethren; , for to make him king, scil. was his intention. The infin. with is here used in the swiftness of speech in loose connection to state with what further purpose he had appointed him ; cf. Ew. 351, c, at the end.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(21) Loved Maachah.She probably inherited her mothers and grandfathers beauty.
For he tookNs, as in 2Ch. 13:21; a later usage instead of lqah.
And threescore concubines.Josephus (l.c.) says, thirty, and the difference in Hebrew is only of one letter. The recurrence of the same number immediately (threescore daughters) is also suspicious.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
21. Eighteen wives, and threescore concubines See note on 1Ki 11:3. Rehoboam imitated, but did not go to the extent of, his father’s polygamy. In the number of sons and daughters, however, he far excelled his father.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Ch 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.)
Ver. 21. He took Maachah, the daughter of Absalom, ] i.e., His niece by his sister, or his daughter Tamar, whose husband haply was called Uriel. See 1Ki 15:2 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
for. Note the Figure of speech Parenthesis.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
eighteen wives: 2Ch 11:23, Deu 17:17, Jdg 8:30, 2Sa 3:2-5, 2Sa 5:13, 1Ki 11:3, 1Ch 3:1-9, Son 6:8, Son 6:9
Reciprocal: Jdg 19:1 – a concubine 1Ki 15:2 – Abishalom 1Ki 15:10 – mother’s 2Ch 11:20 – Maachah 2Ch 13:21 – fourteen wives Ecc 6:3 – a man