Rehoboam appointed Maacah’s son Abijah as leader among the princes, making it clear that he would be the next king.

罗波安立玛迦的儿子亚比雅作太子，在他弟兄中为首，因为想要立他接续作王。

罗波安立玛迦的儿子亚比雅作太子，在他兄弟中为首，因为要立他作王。

罗波安立玛迦的儿子亚比雅作太子，在他兄弟中为首，因为要立他作王。

罗波安就立她所生的儿子亚比雅为太子，以便让他继承王位。

于是罗波安立了玛迦的儿子亚比雅作太子，在他的兄弟中为首，因为罗波安想立他继承王位。

羅波安立瑪迦的兒子亞比雅作太子，在他弟兄中為首，因為想要立他接續作王。

羅波安立瑪迦的兒子亞比雅作太子，在他兄弟中為首，因為要立他作王。

羅波安立瑪迦的兒子亞比雅作太子，在他兄弟中為首，因為要立他作王。

羅波安就立她所生的兒子亞比雅為太子，以便讓他繼承王位。

於是羅波安立了瑪迦的兒子亞比雅作太子，在他的兄弟中為首，因為羅波安想立他繼承王位。

羅波安立了瑪迦的兒子亞比雅做太子，在他弟兄中為首，因為想要立他作王。

羅波安立瑪迦子亞比雅為冢子、冠諸昆弟、蓋欲立之為王也、

立其子亞庇雅為太子、尊於昆弟間、將繼其位。

羅波安立瑪迦子亞比雅為太子、為兄弟之長、欲使之繼位、

Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maakah as crown prince among his brothers, in order to make him king.

Rehoboam appointed Maakah’s son Abijah to be the chief prince among his brothers. He did it because he wanted to make him king.

And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.

Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief, leader among his brothers, intending to make him king.

Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as head and leader among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.

And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maachah as chief, to be leader among his brothers; for he intended to make him king.

And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, even the prince among his brethren; for he was minded to make him king.

Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief, leader among his brothers, intending to make him king.

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

Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as the leader over his brothers, for he intended to name him his successor.

Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers; for he intended to make him king.

“ Suppose a man has two wives, but he loves one and not the other, and both have given him sons. And suppose the firstborn son is the son of the wife he does not love.When the man divides his inheritance, he may not give the larger inheritance to his younger son, the son of the wife he loves, as if he were the firstborn son.He must recognize the rights of his oldest son, the son of the wife he does not love, by giving him a double portion. He is the first son of his father’s virility, and the rights of the firstborn belong to him.

The oldest son of Israel was Reuben. But since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father’s concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph. For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogical records as the firstborn son.The descendants of Judah became the most powerful tribe and provided a ruler for the nation, but the birthright belonged to Joseph.

Then King David turned to the entire assembly and said,“ My son Solomon, whom God has clearly chosen as the next king of Israel, is still young and inexperienced. The work ahead of him is enormous, for the Temple he will build is not for mere mortals— it is for the Lord God himself!