2 Chronicles 13:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But Abijahאֲבִיָּ֔הוּ
(a·vi·ya·hu,)
29: "Yah is my father," an Isr. namefrom ab and Yah
became powerful;וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק
(vai·yit·chaz·zek)
2388: to be or grow firm or strong, strengthena prim. root
and tookוַיִּ֨שָּׂא־
(vai·yis·sa-)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
fourteenאַרְבַּ֣ע
(ar·ba)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
wivesנָשִׁ֖ים
(na·shim)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
to himself, and became the fatherוַיֹּ֗ולֶד
(vai·yo·v·led)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
of twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִ֤ים
(es·rim)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
sonsבָּנִ֔ים
(ba·nim,)
1121: sona prim. root
and sixteenוְשֵׁ֥שׁ
(ve·shesh)
8337a: six (a card. number)from an unused word
daughters.בָּנֹֽות׃
(ba·no·vt.)
1323: daughterfrom ben


















KJV Lexicon
But Abijah
'Abiyah  (ab-ee-yaw')
father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses -- Abiah, Abijah.
waxed mighty
chazaq  (khaw-zak')
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
and married
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
fourteen
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
`asar  (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
wives
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
and begat
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
and two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and sixteen
shesh  (shaysh)
six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth -- six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
`asar  (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
daughters
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But Abijah became powerful; and took fourteen wives to himself, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

King James Bible
But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, Abijah grew strong, acquired 14 wives, and fathered 22 sons and 16 daughters.

International Standard Version
but Abijah continued to grow more powerful. He took fourteen wives for himself and fathered 22 sons and sixteen daughters.

NET Bible
Abijah's power grew; he had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But Abijah became strong. He married 14 wives and fathered 22 sons and 16 daughters.

King James 2000 Bible
But Abijah grew mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begot twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
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