1 Chronicles 2:29

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 2:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
1 Chronicles 2:29 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
29And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, etc.] Of the same name was a wife of Rehoboam, a daughter of his grandfather David’s eldest brother, Eliab, (<141118>2 Chronicles 11:18) and she bare him Ahban, and Molid; which are no more mentioned, they perhaps leaving no posterity.”
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