2 Chronicles 13:21 meaning and explanation
But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
2 Chronicles 13:21, Berean Standard Bible
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This closing summary of Abijah's reign follows his victory over Jeroboam and notes that he grew strong. For the Chronicler, a large royal household of fourteen wives and thirty eight children was a public sign of power, security and blessing, and the verse simply reports it without moral comment.
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