SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:21
Mas Roboam amó a Maaca hija de Absalón sobre todas sus mujeres y concubinas; porque tomó dieciocho mujeres y sesenta concubinas, y engendró veintiocho hijos y sesenta hijas.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:21
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.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 21. And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines , etc] Who is called Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel, ( 2 Chronicles 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, ( Deuteronomy 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.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 13-23 - When the priests and Levites came to Jerusalem, the devout, piou Israelites followed them. Such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel, left the inheritance of their fathers, and went to Jerusalem, that they might have free access to the altar of God, and be out of the temptation to worship the calves. That is best for us, whic is best for our souls; in all our choices, religious advantages must be sought before all outward conveniences. Where God's faithful priest are, his faithful people should be. And when it has been proved that we are willing to renounce our worldly interests, so far as we are calle to do so for the sake of Christ and his gospel, we have good evidenc that we are truly his disciples. And it is the interest of a nation to protect religion and religious people __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויאהב 157 רחבעם 7346 את 853 מעכה 4601 בת 1323 אבשׁלום 53 מכל 3605 נשׁיו 802 ופילגשׁיו 6370 כי 3588 נשׁים 802 שׁמונה 8083 עשׂרה 6240 נשׂא 5375 ופילגשׁים 6370 שׁשׁים 8346 ויולד 3205 עשׂרים 6242 ושׁמונה 8083 בנים 1121 ושׁשׁים 8346 בנות׃ 1323
