2 CHRONICLES 11:23 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
And Rehoboam dealt wisely and distributed some of his sons through all the districts of Judah and Benjamin, in all the fortified cities; and he gave them abundant provisions, and procured many wives for them — Rehoboam strategically distributed his sons throughout fortified southern cities (וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אַרְזוֹל וּשְׁלַפּוּ וַיִּשְׁמֹר לָהֶם הַרְבֵּה נָשִׁים) to ensure dynastic control. The plural marriages ensured offspring and increased loyal factions. This administrative wisdom (acting wisely, שָׂכַל יְהוַשְׁנִים) protected the kingdom's stability.
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