And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David as his wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Daughter. Hebrew ban, "the son. "But bath, "daughter "(Haydock) occurs properly in some manuscripts, as in the ancient versions. Leusden has here this very odd note: "perhaps by ban, (with a pathah) here both sexes may be understood. "Forte per ban hic intelligitur uterque sexus. (Kennicott)
Protestants substitute, "daughter. "(Haydock)
