- made Abijah:
- "If¹ a manª have¹ twoª wives,ª oneª beloved,ª° and anotherª hated,ª° and they have bornª° him children,ª [both] the belovedª° and the hated;ª° and [if] the firstbornª sonª be¹ hers that was hated:ª ... But¹ he shall acknowledgeª° the sonª of the hatedª°¹ [for] the firstborn,ª by givingª° him a doubleª portionª of all¹ that¹ he hath:ª° for¹ he¹ [is] the beginningª of his strength;ª the rightª of the firstbornª [is] his." {Deu 21:15-17} + "Now the sonsª of Reubenª the firstbornª of Israel,ª (for¹ he¹ [was] the firstborn;ª but, forasmuch as he defiledª° his father'sª bed,ª his birthrightª was givenª° unto the sonsª of Josephª the sonª of Israel:ª and the genealogy is not to be reckonedª°¹ after the birthright.ª ... For¹ Judahª prevailedª° above his brethren,ª and of¹ him [came] the chief ruler;ª but the birthrightª [was] Joseph's:)ª" {1Ch 5:1-2} + "Furthermore Davidª the kingª saidª° unto all¹ the congregation,ª Solomonª my son,ª whom aloneª Godª hath chosen,ª° [is yet] youngª and tender,ª and the workª [is] great:ª for¹ the palaceª [is] not¹ for man,ª but¹ for the LORDª God.ª" {1Ch 29:1}
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