Teks -- 2 Chronicles 13:21-22 (NET)

13:21 Abijah’s power grew; he had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. 13:22 The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including his deeds and sayings, are recorded in the writings of the prophet Iddo.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Wesley: 2Ch 13:21 - Married

Not after this victory, for he died presently after it, but in the whole time of his life.

Clarke: 2Ch 13:21 - Married fourteen wives

Married fourteen wives - Probably he made alliances with the neighboring powers, by taking their daughters to him for wives.

Clarke: 2Ch 13:22 - Written in the story

Written in the story - במדרש bemidrash , "in the commentary;"this, as far as I recollect, is the first place where a midrash or commentary is mentioned. The margin is right

Clarke: 2Ch 13:22 - His ways, and his sayings

His ways, and his sayings - The commentary of the prophet Iddo is lost. What his sayings were we cannot tell; but from the specimen in this chapter, he appears to have been a very able speaker, and one who knew well how to make the best use of his argument.

Defender: 2Ch 13:22 - story of the prophet Iddo

The Hebrew word here for "story" is midrash. It originally meant something like a commentary. In more recent times, it came to be applied to a collection of Rabbinic comments on the Old Testament, collected between 100 b.c. and a.d. 300 (see note on 1Ch 29:29)."

TSK: 2Ch 13:21 - waxed // fourteen wives // begat

waxed : 2Sa 5:12, 2Sa 5:13

fourteen wives : 2Ch 11:21

begat : Jdg 8:30, Jdg 8:31, Jdg 9:5, Jdg 10:4

TSK: 2Ch 13:22 - story // Iddo

story : or, commentary

Iddo : 2Ch 9:29, 2Ch 12:15

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: 2Ch 13:21

Not now after this victory, for he died presently after it; but in the whole time of his life, before he was king and afterward.

Haydock: 2Ch 13:22 - Works // Modross

Works. Protestants, "sayings are written in the story of the prophets Iddo." (Haydock) ---

Modross properly means "researches," and was the title of the genealogical work of this prophet, from which this account is probably taken, chap. xii. 15. (Calmet) ---

The entire work is not extant. (Menochius)

Gill: 2Ch 13:21 - But Abijah waxed mighty // and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons and sixteen daughters

But Abijah waxed mighty,.... In his kingdom, increasing in riches and numbers, power and authority, and in his family:

and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons and sixteen daughters; not after the above battle, nor since he began to reign; for he reigned but three years; but he, no doubt, married wives and had children before he came to the throne, as he might have others after.

Gill: 2Ch 13:22 - And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings // are written in the story of the prophet Iddo

And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings,.... Not only his warlike actions, and his course of life, but some remarkable sayings of his, he being a man of wisdom and eloquence, as his above speech shows:

are written in the story of the prophet Iddo; who might write the history of his own times; see 1Ki 15:7.