2 Chronicles 11:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives. ”
2 Chronicles 11:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 11:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 11:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance; and he sought many wives for them.”
2 Chronicles 11:23 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 11:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city: and he gave them victuals in abundance. And he sought for them many wives. ”
2 Chronicles 11:23 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 11:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he hath understanding, and spreadeth out of all his sons to all lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all cities of the bulwarks, and giveth to them provision in abundance; and he asketh a multitude of wives.”
2 Chronicles 11:23 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 11:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all the fortified cities; and he gave them food in abundance. And he desired [for them] a multitude of wives. ”
2 Chronicles 11:23 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 11:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he taught him: and dispersed all his sonnes throughout all the countreis of Iudah and Beniamin vnto euery strong citie: and hee gaue them aboundance of vitaile, and desired many wiues. ”
2 Chronicles 11:23 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 11:23 in Context — 2 Chronicles 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.)
22 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
23 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
What Does 2 Chronicles 11:23 Mean?
2 Chronicles 11:23 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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