Verse 21<\/span>. Eighteen wives and threescore concubines<\/B><\/I>] Bad enough, but not so abandoned as his father. Of these marriages and concubinage the issue was twenty-eight<\/I> sons and sixty<\/I> daughters; eighty-eight<\/I> 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<\/I>, must be yet in a worse state.<\/P> <\/p>\n 21. he took eighteen wives, andthreescore concubines<\/B>This 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<\/span>].<\/P><\/p>\n And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines<\/strong>, c] Who is called Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel, 2Ch 13:2<\/span>,<\/p>\n for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines<\/strong> led thereunto by the example of his father Solomon, contrary to the command of God, De 17:17<\/span><\/p>\n and begat twenty eight sons and sixty daughters<\/strong>; to have many children was reckoned a great blessing, but it was not honourable to have them in such a way.<\/p>\n 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.<\/em> 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<\/em>, at the end.<\/p>\n (21) Loved Maachah.<\/strong>She probably inherited her mothers and grandfathers beauty.<\/p>\n For he took<\/strong>Ns,<\/em> as in 2Ch. 13:21<\/span>; a later usage instead of lqah.<\/em><\/p>\n And threescore concubines.<\/strong>Josephus (l.c.<\/em>) says, thirty, and the difference in Hebrew is only of one letter. The recurrence of the same number immediately (threescore daughters) is also suspicious.<\/p>\n 21<\/strong>. <\/strong> Eighteen wives, and threescore concubines <\/strong> See note on 1Ki 11:3<\/span>. 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.<\/p>\n 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.)<\/p>\n Ver. 21. He took Maachah, the daughter of Absalom,<\/strong> ] i.e., <\/em> His niece by his sister, or his daughter Tamar, whose husband haply was called Uriel. See 1Ki 15:2<\/span> .<\/p>\n for. Note the Figure of speech Parenthesis. <\/p>\n 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 <\/p>\n 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<\/p>\n 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. 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