Topic
Maachah
28 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 2 Samuel 3:3Easton · Smith · Nave 2. Also called MAACAH — Mother of Absalom
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;
- 1 Kings 2:39Easton · Smith · Nave 3. Also called MAOCH — Father of Achish
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.
- 2 Chronicles 13:2Easton · Smith · Nave 4. Also called MICHAIAH — Mother of Abijam and grandmother of Asa
He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
- Genesis 22:24Smith · Nave 1. Son of Nahor
And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
- 1 Samuel 27:2Easton · Nave 3. Also called MAOCH — Father of Achish
And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
- 2 Samuel 10:6Easton · Nave 10. Also called MAACAH and MAACHATHI — A small kingdom east of Bashan
¶ 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 10:8Easton · Nave 10. Also called MAACAH and MAACHATHI — A small kingdom east of Bashan
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.
- 1 Kings 15:2Easton · Nave 4. Also called MICHAIAH — Mother of Abijam and grandmother of Asa
Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
- 1 Chronicles 2:48Smith · Nave 6. Concubine of Caleb
Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
- 1 Chronicles 3:2Smith · Nave 2. Also called MAACAH — Mother of Absalom
The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
- 1 Chronicles 7:15Smith · Nave 5. Wife of Machir
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.
- 1 Chronicles 7:16Smith · Nave 5. Wife of Machir
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.
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- 1 Chronicles 9:35 Smith · Nave 7. Wife of Jehiel
- 1 Chronicles 11:43 Easton · Nave 8. Father of Hanan
- 1 Chronicles 19:7 Easton · Nave 10. Also called MAACAH and MAACHATHI — A small kingdom east of Bashan
- 1 Chronicles 27:16 Smith · Nave 9. Father of Shephatiah
- 2 Chronicles 11:20–22 Easton · Smith
- 2 Chronicles 15:16 Smith · Nave 4. Also called MICHAIAH — Mother of Abijam and grandmother of Asa
- Deuteronomy 3:14 Nave 10. Also called MAACAH and MAACHATHI — A small kingdom east of Bashan
- Joshua 12:5 Nave 10. Also called MAACAH and MAACHATHI — A small kingdom east of Bashan
- Joshua 13:13 Easton
- 1 Kings 15:10–13 Nave 4. Also called MICHAIAH — Mother of Abijam and grandmother of Asa
- 1 Kings 15:13 Smith
- 1 Kings 15:22 Smith
- 1 Chronicles 8:20 Smith
- 1 Chronicles 8:29 Nave 7. Wife of Jehiel
- 1 Chronicles 19:6 Nave 10. Also called MAACAH and MAACHATHI — A small kingdom east of Bashan
- 2 Chronicles 11:20–23 Nave 4. Also called MICHAIAH — Mother of Abijam and grandmother of Asa
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 11 references
Oppression, a small Syrian kingdom near Geshur, east of the Hauran, the district of Batanea (Josh. 13:13; 2 Sam. 10:6,8; 1 Chr. 19:7).
(2.) A daughter of Talmai, king of the old native population of Geshur. She became one of David’s wives, and was the mother of Absalom (2 Sam. 3:3).
(3.) The father of Hanan, who was one of David’s body-guard (1 Chr. 11:43).
(4.) The daughter of Abishalom (called Absalom, 2 Chr. 11:20-22), the third wife of Rehoboam, and mother of Abijam (1 Kings 15:2). She is called “Michaiah the daughter of Uriel,” who was the husband of Absalom’s daughter Tamar (2 Chr. 13:2). Her son Abijah or Abijam was heir to the throne.
(5.) The father of Achish, the king of Gath (1 Kings 2:39), called also Maoch (1 Sam. 27:2).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 15 references
- The daughter of Nahor by his concubine Beumah. (Genesis 22:24)
- The father of Achish who was king of Gath at the beginning of Solomon’s reign. (1 Kings 2:39)
- The daughter, or more probably granddaughter, of Absalom named after his mother; the third and favorite wife of Rehoboam, and mother of Abijah. (1 Kings 15:22; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22) The mother of Abijah is elsewhere called "Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah." (2 Chronicles 13:2) During the reign of her grandson Asa she occupied at the court of Judah the high position of "king’s mother," comp. (1 Kings 15:13) but when he came of age she was removed because of her idolatrous habits. (2 Chronicles 15:16)
- The concubine of Caleb the son of Hezron. (1 Chronicles 2:48)
- The daughter of Talmai king of Geshur, and mother of Absalom (1 Chronicles 3:2) also called Maacah in Authorized Version of (2 Samuel 3:3)
- The wife of Machir the Manassite. (1 Chronicles 7:15,16)
- The wife of Jehiel, father or founder of Gibeon. (1 Chronicles 8:20; 9:35)
- The father of Hanan, one of the heroes of David body-guard. (2 Chronicles 11:43)
- A Simeonite, father of Sephatiah, prince of his tribe in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 27:16)
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 23 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. Son of Nahor Ge 22:24
- 2. Also called MAACAH
- 3. Also called MAOCH
- 4. Also called MICHAIAH
- Mother of Abijam and grandmother of Asa 1Ki 15:2,10-13; 2Ch 11:20-23; 13:2; 15:16
- 5. Wife of Machir 1Ch 7:15,16
- 6. Concubine of Caleb 1Ch 2:48
- 7. Wife of Jehiel 1Ch 8:29; 9:35
- 8. Father of Hanan 1Ch 11:43
- 9. Father of Shephatiah 1Ch 27:16
- → 10. Also called MAACAH and MAACHATHI
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.