And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
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Gill's Exposition
And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maacah the chief,.... The chief of all his sons, head over them, being the son of his most beloved wife, and her firstborn however, and perhaps might be of a…
Barnes' Notes
Maachah the daughter of Absalom - Rather, “grand-daughter” (see the 1Ki 15:2 note).
Adam Clarke
Maachah the daughter of Absalom - See the note on Kg1 15:10. She is called Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel, Ch2 13:2. For this the Targum gives the following reason: "Abijah reigned three years in…
See here,
I. How Rehoboam was strengthened by the accession of the priests and Levites, and all the devout and pious Israelites, to him, even all that were true to their God and their religion.
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Cambridge Bible
Maacah] Perhaps the grand-daughter of Absalom, since she is called the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah in 2Ch 13:2 (where "Maacah" should be read with the LXX. for "Michaiah"). Absalom had no son (2Sa…
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