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“Maacah” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(oppression). (1) A wife of
David
(
2 Sam. 3:3
3
And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; (2 Samuel 3:3)
).
Maachah
(
1 Chron. 3:2
2
The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith: (1 Chronicles 3:2)
). (2) A petty
kingdom
, N. E. of
Palestine
(
2 Sam. 10:6-8
6
And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.
7
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
8
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field. (2 Samuel 10:6‑8)
).
Syria
-maachah (
1 Chron. 19:6-7
6
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah.
7
So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. (1 Chronicles 19:6‑7)
).
“Maachathi” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
Maachathites
People of
Maacah
(
Deut. 3:14
14
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day. (Deuteronomy 3:14)
;
Josh. 12:5
5
And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. (Joshua 12:5)
).
“Syria-maachah” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
1 Chron. 19:6
6
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah. (1 Chronicles 19:6)
). [
SYRIA
and
MAACHAH
.]
“Maacah, Maachah” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Daughter
of Nahor,
Abraham
’s
brother
(
Gen. 22:24
24
And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah. (Genesis 22:24)
).
2.
Daughter of
Talmai
king of
Geshur
, and one of
David
’s wives, the
mother
of
Absalom
(
2 Sam. 3:3
3
And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; (2 Samuel 3:3)
;
1 Chron. 3:2
2
The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith: (1 Chronicles 3:2)
).
3.
Father
of
Achish
king of
Gath
(
1 Kings 2:39
39
And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath. (1 Kings 2:39)
).
4.
Daughter, or apparently granddaughter of Absalom (or
Abishalom
), wife of
Rehoboam
king of
Judah
, mother of
Abijah
(or
Abijam
), and apparently grandmother of
Asa
king of Judah (
1 Kings 15:2,10,13
2
Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. (1 Kings 15:2)
10
And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. (1 Kings 15:10)
13
And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. (1 Kings 15:13)
;
2 Chron. 11:20-22
20
And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
21
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
22
And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king. (2 Chronicles 11:20‑22)
;
2 Chron. 15:16
16
And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. (2 Chronicles 15:16)
). See
MICHAIAH
.
5.
Concubine of
Caleb
the
son
of
Hezron
(
1 Chron. 2:48
48
Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. (1 Chronicles 2:48)
).
6.
Wife of
Machir
, son of
Manasseh
(
1 Chron. 7:15-16
15
And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.
16
And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. (1 Chronicles 7:15‑16)
).
7.
Wife of
Jehiel
, father, or founder, of
Gibeon
(
1 Chron. 8:29
29
And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah: (1 Chronicles 8:29)
;
1 Chron. 9:35
35
And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah: (1 Chronicles 9:35)
).
8.
Father of
Hanan
, one of David’s mighty men (
1 Chron. 11:43
43
Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, (1 Chronicles 11:43)
).
9.
A Simeonite, father of
Shephatiah
(
1 Chron. 27:16
16
Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: (1 Chronicles 27:16)
).
10.
Name of a king and of a district
east
of
Argob
and
Bashan
(
2 Sam. 10:6,8
6
And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men. (2 Samuel 10:6)
8
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field. (2 Samuel 10:8)
;
1 Chron. 19:7
7
So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. (1 Chronicles 19:7)
). In
1 Chronicles 19:6
6
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah. (1 Chronicles 19:6)
the district is called
SYRIA
-MAACHAH.
“Syria-maachah” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
See
MAACHAH
, No. 10.
“Maachathi, Maachathites” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
The inhabitants of
Maacah
, or
Maachah
(
Deut. 3:14
14
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day. (Deuteronomy 3:14)
;
Josh. 12:5
5
And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. (Joshua 12:5)
;
Josh. 13:11,13
11
And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah; (Joshua 13:11)
13
Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day. (Joshua 13:13)
;
2 Sam. 23:34
34
Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, (2 Samuel 23:34)
;
2 Kings 25:23
23
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. (2 Kings 25:23)
;
1 Chron. 4:19
19
And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite. (1 Chronicles 4:19)
;
Jer. 40:8
8
Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. (Jeremiah 40:8)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
4601
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Ma`akah
Phonic:
mah-ak-aw’
Meaning:
or Mamakath (Josh. 13:13) {mah-ak-awth'}; from
4600
; depression; Maakah (or Maakath), the name of a place in Syria, also of a Mesopotamian, of three Israelites, and of four Israelitesses and one Syrian woman
KJV Usage:
Maachah, Maachathites. See also
1038
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
patronymic of Maachathi
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Friction; oppression:―name of several persons and places [MAACAH], 1 Kings 2:39. {Attritio}
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