2 Chronicles 11:23

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21 Now Rehoboam loved Maachah the granddaughter of Absalom more than all his ^awives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and begot twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

22 And Rehoboam ^aappointed ^bAbijah the son of Maachah as chief, to be leader among his brothers; for he intended to make him king.

23 He dealt wisely, and¹ dispersed some of his sons throughout all the territories of Judah and Benjamin, to every ^afortified city; and he gave them provisions in abundance. He also sought many wives for them.

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Adam Clarke

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2 Chronicles 11:23

He dealt wisely - It was true policy to disperse his own sons through the different provinces who were not likely to form any league with Jeroboam against their father.

He desired many wives - He was much addicted to women; yet we do not find that he formed any heathenish alliances of this nature. And as no particulars are given, we do not know how far he indulged himself in this propensity. He probably strengthened his political connections by these means.

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