NET Bible
"Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as the leader over his brothers, for he intended to name him his successor."
— 2 Chronicles 11:22, NET Bible
“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 the son of Maacah to be chief, [even] the prince among his brothers; for [he was minded] to make him king.”
“But he put at the head of them Abia the son of Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his brethren: for he meant to make him king,”
She bore him sons named Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
He later married Maacah the daughter of Absalom. She bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than his other wives and concubines. He had eighteen wives and sixty concubines; he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as the leader over his brothers, for he intended to name him his successor.
He wisely placed some of his many sons throughout the regions of Judah and Benjamin in the various fortified cities. He supplied them with abundant provisions and acquired many wives for them.