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2Ch 11:22 — And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, [to be] ruler among his brethren: for [he thought] to make him king.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

made Abijah		Deu 21:15-17; 1Ch 5:1,2; 1Ch 29:1

Correlating Passages

made Abijah

	Deu 21:15	If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, [both] the beloved and the hated; and [if] the firstborn son be hers that was hated:
	Deu 21:16	Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit [that] which he hath, [that] he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, [which is indeed] the firstborn:
	Deu 21:17	But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated [for] the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he [is] the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn [is] his.
	1Ch 5:1	Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
	1Ch 5:2	For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph's:)
	1Ch 29:1	Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, [is yet] young and tender, and the work [is] great: for the palace [is] not for man, but for the LORD God.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Chronicles 11:22," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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