Reference: Maachah
Easton
oppression, a small Syrian kingdom near Geshur, east of the Hauran, the district of Batanea (Jos 13:13; 2Sa 10:6,8; 1Ch 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 (2Sa 3:3).
(3.) The father of Hanan, who was one of David's body-guard\ (1Ch 11:43).
(4.) The daughter of Abishalom (called Absalom, 2Ch 11:20-22), the third wife of Rehoboam, and mother of Abijam (1Ki 15:2). She is called "Michaiah the daughter of Uriel," who was the husband of Absalom's daughter Tamar (2Ch 13:2). Her son Abijah or Abijam was heir to the throne.
(5.) The father of Achish, the king of Gath (1Ki 2:39), called also Maoch (1Sa 27:2).
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But the {Israelites} did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites; Geshur and Maacah live among Israel to this day.
So David got up and crossed over, he and the six hundred men who [were] with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
His second [was] Kileab by Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; the third [was] Absalom the son of Maacah, [who was] the daughter of Talmai the king of Geshur.
It happened that at the end of three years, two of Shimei's slaves fled to Achish, son of Maacah, the king of Gath. They told Shimei, saying, "Your slaves [are] here in Gath."
Three years he reigned in Jerusalem. The name of his mother [was] Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, who bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines (for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters). read more. And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as chief and crown prince over his brothers, in order to make him king.
He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother [was] Micaiah the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. Now there was war between Abijah and between Jeroboam.
Fausets
1. Ge 22:24.
2. 1Ch 2:48.
3. 1Ch 7:15.
4. 1Ch 8:29.
5. Absalom's mother, taken by David in battle and added to his wives (Jerome): 1Ch 3:2; 2Sa 3:3. Talmai's daughter of Geshur, David's wife.
6. Absalom's granddaughter, wife of Rehoboam and mother of Abijam (1Ki 15:1); called Micaiah or Maacah; daughter of Uriel and Tamar, Absalom's daughter (2Ch 13:2). Grandmother (or mother) of Asa, son of Abijam. During Asa's minority she acted as queen mother; but Asa when of age set her aside for her idolatry, which she derived from her ancestors of Geshur (1Ki 15:13-14,16); 2Ch 11:20-22; 15:16, "idol," literally, horror, the emblem of Priapus. Several men are named Maachah:
1. 1Ki 2:39.
2. 1Ch 11:43.
3. 1Ch 27:16.
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It happened that at the end of three years, two of Shimei's slaves fled to Achish, son of Maacah, the king of Gath. They told Shimei, saying, "Your slaves [are] here in Gath."
In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah.
Also, he had Maacah his mother removed from the office of queen mother, [as] she had made a repulsive image for the Asherah. Asa also cut down her repulsive image and burned it in the Wadi Kidron. But the high places he did not remove. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was completely with Yahweh all of his days.
There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all of their days.
the third, Absalom, the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith;
And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, who bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines (for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters). read more. And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as chief and crown prince over his brothers, in order to make him king.
He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother [was] Micaiah the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. Now there was war between Abijah and between Jeroboam.
And also Maacah, the mother of Asa, the king removed her from [being] queen, because she had made a repulsive image for Asherah. And Asa cut down her repulsive image, and he crushed and burned [it] at the Wadi Kidron.
Smith
Ma'achah
(oppression).
1. The daughter of Nahor by his concubine Beumah.
2. The father of Achish who was king of Gath at the beginning of Solomon's reign.
3. The daughter, or more probably granddaughter, of Absalom named after his mother; the third and favorite wife of Rehoboam, and mother of Abijah.
The mother of Abijah is elsewhere called "Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah."
During the reign of her grandson Asa she occupied at the court of Judah the high position of "king's mother," comp.
but when he came of age she was removed because of her idolatrous habits.
4. The concubine of Caleb the son of Hezron.
5. The daughter of Talmai king of Geshur, and mother of Absalom
also called Maacah in Authorized Version of
6. The wife of Machir the Manassite.
7. The wife of Jehiel, father or founder of Gibeon.
8. The father of Hanan, one of the heroes of David body-guard.
9. A Simeonite, father of Sephatiah, prince of his tribe in the reign of David.
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All the people noticed, and it [was] good in their eyes, as everything that the king did [was] good in the eyes of all the people.
It happened that at the end of three years, two of Shimei's slaves fled to Achish, son of Maacah, the king of Gath. They told Shimei, saying, "Your slaves [are] here in Gath."
Also, he had Maacah his mother removed from the office of queen mother, [as] she had made a repulsive image for the Asherah. Asa also cut down her repulsive image and burned it in the Wadi Kidron.
Then King Asa proclaimed among all of Israel that there was no one free from obligation, so they carried the stones of Ramah and its wood with which Baasha had built, and King Asa rebuilt Geba in Benjamin with them, and the Mizpah.
the third, Absalom, the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith;
And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim. And the name of his sister [was] Maacah. And the name of the second, Zelophehad. And Zelophehad had daughters. And Maacah the wife of Machir gave birth to a son, and she called his name Peresh. And the name of his brother [was] Sheresh, and his sons [were] Ulam and Rekem.
And [these] lived in Gibeon: Jeiel the father of Gibeon. And the name of his wife [was] Maacah.
And over the tribes of Israel, for the Reubenites: the commander [was] Eliezer the son of Zikri. For the Simeonites: Shephatiah the son of Maacah.
And he dealt wisely and distributed some of his sons throughout all the land of Judah and Benjamin, through all the fortified cities, and gave abundant provisions to them and obtained many wives [for them].
He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother [was] Micaiah the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. Now there was war between Abijah and between Jeroboam.
And also Maacah, the mother of Asa, the king removed her from [being] queen, because she had made a repulsive image for Asherah. And Asa cut down her repulsive image, and he crushed and burned [it] at the Wadi Kidron.