Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines (he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters) — Rehoboam's polygamy was extensive: 18 wives, 60 concubines, producing 28 sons and 60 daughters. He favored Maacah (וַיֶּהֱבַהּ אֶת־מַעֲכָה בַת־אַבְשָׁלוֹם מִכָּל־נָשָׁיו וּפִילַגְשָׁיו). The large family structure was typical of ancient Near Eastern monarchy.

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