Cross Reference 2 CHRONICLES 24:3 AND JEHOIADA TOOK FOR HIM TWO WIVES AND HE BEGAT SONS AND DAUGHTERS

{2 Chronicles 24:3} And Jehoiada 3077 took 5375 z8799 for him two 8147 wives; 802 and he begat 3205 z8686 sons 1121 and daughters. 1323

took for him:
Not for himself, as the Jewish expositors suppose, but for Joash; for Jehoiada's advanced age renders it highly improbable that he should take them for himself. He was born in the reign of Solomon, and lived through six successive reigns; and must, on any computation, have been upwards of 100 years old when Joash began to reign. "But Jehoiadaª waxed old,ª ° and was fullª ° of daysª when he died;ª ° an hundredª and thirtyª yearsª oldª [was he] when he died.ª" {2Ch 24:15} + "And he dweltª ° in the wildernessª of Paran:ª and his motherª tookª ° him a wifeª out of the landª ¹ of Egypt.ª" {Gen 21:21} + "But¹ thou shalt go² °¹ unto¹ my country,ª and to¹ my kindred,ª and takeª ° a wifeª unto my sonª Isaac.ª" {Gen 24:4}

two wives:
"And Lamechª tookª ° unto him twoª wives:ª the nameª of the oneª [was] Adah,ª and the nameª of the otherª Zillah.ª" {Gen 4:19} + "Andª he¹ answeredª ° and saidª ° unto them,ª Have ye² ° notª read,ª ° thatª he which² madeª ° [them] atª the beginningª madeª ° themª maleª andª female,ª ... He saithª ° unto them,ª ² Mosesª because¹ of² the¹ hardness² ° of your² heartsª ¹ sufferedª ° youª to put awayª ° yourª wives:ª butª fromª the beginningª it wasª ° notª so.ª" {Mtt 19:4-8}