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Maacah ( Codex Alexandrinus : Maacha , KJV : Maachah , Hebrew: מעכה Ma`aKhaH "Crushed") is a non-gender-specific personal name used in the Bible to refer to a number of different people. 1 Kings 15:9-10 and II Chron. 15:16 identify Maacah as the daughter of Absalom .¹ From this, one would presume that Maacah was Asa ’s mother and Abijam ’s wife, except that I Kings 15:2 records this same Macaah as Abijam ’s mother. II Chronicles 11:20-22 elaborates further that Maacah was Rehoboam ’s favorite wife and that he passed over other sons to designate her son Abijam as crown prince. Finally, complicating things all the more, II Chron 13:2 records the name of Abijam ’s mother as Micaiah daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. Given all this contradictory information, there are two different possibilities: (1) Micaiah daughter of Urial and Maacah daughter of Absalom were two different people who have been confused. The former was the Rehoboam ’s wife; the latter was Abijam ’s wife and Asa ’s mother. (2) There was only one Micaiah /Maacah. Abijam and Asa were brothers rather than father and son. Micaiah /Maacah was so respected politically that even when her first son, Abijam , dies she was able to secure the throne for her second son, Asa. In either case, whether she was in fact his mother or grandmother, Maacah served as queen mother to Asa . Her chief function was senior counselor to the king. Maacah took a leadership role in the "Jerusalem cult," which worshiped local, non-Judaic gods, and when Asa reformed it he deposed Maacah for erecting an image for Asherah .² Maacah is also used in the Bible to refer to: A child of Abraham 's brother Nachor , evidently a boy.³ (Gen. 22:23,24) The wife of Machir , Manasseh 's son. Chr. 7:15-16) One of the wives of Hezron 's son Caleb . Chr 2:48) A wife of David, and daughter of Talmai , King of Geshur (ib. iii. 3), a near neighbor of the Maachathites.⁴ David begat Absalom and Tamar with her.⁵ A King of Gath , to whose son, Achish , Shimei 's servants fled early in Solomon 's reign (1. About a half-century earlier than this event, David with 600 men had fled to Achish, son of Maoch , King of Gath (1.⁶ Samuel 27:2); but the identification of Maoch is doubtful, though kinship is exceedingly probable.⁷ The wife of Rehoboam , King of Judah , and mother of Abijam ; in 1. Kings 15:2 she is called the daughter (or granddaughter) of Abishalom , but of "Absalom" in 2 Chronicles 11:20, 21. Hence, she was a granddaughter of King David's wife Maacah (above). She was removed from her position as queen mother by her grandson Asa (ib. xv. 16) because she had been involved in idolatry. The wife of Jeiel .⁸ (1.Chr. 8:29) The father of Hanan, who was a man in David's army. Chr. 11:43) The father of Shephatiah , who was an office man in David's time. Chr. 27:16) The name is also used to refer to: A small Aramean kingdom east of the Sea of Galilee (I Chronicles 19:6).⁹ Its territory was in the region assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan . Maacah, its king, became a mercenary of the Ammonites in their war against David (II Samuel 10:6). It is probable that the city Abel of Beth-maachah in Naphtali (ib. xx. 15) derived its name from its relation to this kingdom and people.¹⁰ A history of ancient Israel and Judah (1st ed. ed.). Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible ([Nachdr.] ed.).¹¹

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Maacah ( Codex Alexandrinus : Maacha , KJV : Maachah ) is a non-gender-specific personal name used in the Bible to refer to: A child of Abraham 's brother Nachor , evidently a boy. (Gen. 22:23,24) The wife of Machir , Manasseh 's son. Chr. 7:15-16) One of the wives of Hezron 's son Caleb . Chr 2:48) A wife of David, and daughter of Talmai , King of Geshur (ib. iii. 3), a near neighbor of the Maachathites. David begat Absalom and Tamar with her. A King of Gath , to whose son, Achish , Shimei 's servants fled early in Solomon 's reign (1. About a half-century earlier than this event, David with 600 men had fled to Achish, son of Maoch , King of Gath (1. Samuel 27:2); but the identification of Maoch is doubtful, though kinship is exceedingly probable. The wife of Rehoboam , King of Judah , and mother of Abijam ; in 1. Kings 15:2 she is called the daughter (or granddaughter) of Abishalom , but of "Absalom" in 2. Hence, she was a granddaughter of King David's wife Maacah (above). She was removed from her position as queen mother by her grandson Asa (ib. xv. 16) because she had been involved in idolatry. The wife of Jeiel . (1.Chr. 8:29) The father of Hanan , who was a man in David's army. Chr. 11:43) The father of Shephatiah , who was an office man in David's time. Chr. 27:16) The name is also used to refer to: A small Aramean kingdom east of the Sea of Galilee (I Chronicles 19:6). Its territory was in the region assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan . Maacah, its king, became a mercenary of the Ammonites in their war against David (II Samuel 10:6). It is probable that the city Abel of Beth-maachah in Naphtali (ib. xx. 15) derived its name from its relation to this kingdom and people.

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Maacah ( Codex Alexandrinus : Maacha , KJV : Maachah , sometimes spelled Maakah , Hebrew: מעכה ma`akhah "Crushed") is a non-gender-specific personal name used in the Bible to refer to a number of people. A child of Abraham 's brother Nachor , evidently a boy. (Genesis 22:23,24) The wife of Machir , Manasseh 's son. (1 Chronicles 7:15-16) One of the wives of Hezron 's son Caleb . (1 Chronicles 2:48) A wife of David , and daughter of Talmai , King of Geshur (1 Chronicles 3:3), a near neighbor of the Maachathites. David fathered Absalom and Tamar by her. A King of Gath , to whose son, Achish , Shimei 's servants fled early in Solomon 's reign (1 Kings 2:39). About a half-century earlier than this event, David with 600 men had fled to Achish, son of Maoch , King of Gath (1 Samuel 27:2); but the identification of Maoch is doubtful, though kinship is exceedingly probable. Daughter of Absalom , favorite wife of Rehoboam , mother of Abijah of Judah , and grandmother of Asa of Judah . She served as Queen Mother for Asa, until he deposed her for idolatry. The wife of Jehiel (father of Gibeon) . (1 Chronicles 8:29) The father of Hanan, who was a man in David's army. (1 Chronicles 11:43) The father of Shephatiah , who was an office man in David's time. (1 Chronicles 27:16) The name is also used to refer to: Aram-Ma'akah , a small Aramean kingdom east of the Sea of Galilee (1 Chronicles 19:6). Its territory was in the region assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan . Maacah, its king, became a mercenary of the Ammonites in their war against David (2 Samuel 10:6). It is probable that the city Abel of Beth-maachah in Naphtali (2 Samuel 10:15) derived its name from its relation to this kingdom and people.

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Personal name of several figures in the Bible Maacah (or Maakah ; Maʿăḵā , "crushed"; Maacha in the Codex Alexandrinus , Maachah in the KJV ) is a unisex personal name used in the Bible to refer to a number of people. A child of Abraham 's brother Nachor , evidently a boy. (Genesis 22:23,24) The wife of Machir , Manasseh 's son. (1 Chronicles 7:15-16) One of the wives of Hezron 's son Caleb . (1 Chronicles 2:48) A wife of David , and daughter of Talmai , King of Geshur (1 Chronicles 3:2), a near neighbor of the Maachathites. David fathered Absalom and Tamar by her. A King of Gath , to whose son, Achish , Shimei 's servants fled early in Solomon 's reign (1 Kings 2:39). About a half-century earlier than this event, David with 600 men had fled to Achish, son of Maoch , King of Gath (1 Samuel 27:2); but the identification of Maoch is doubtful, though kinship is exceedingly probable. Daughter of Absalom , favorite wife of Rehoboam , mother of Abijah of Judah , and grandmother of Asa of Judah . She served as Queen Mother for Asa, until he deposed her for idolatry. The wife of Jehiel (father of Gibeon) . (1 Chronicles 8:29) The father of Hanan, who was a man in David's army. (1 Chronicles 11:43) The father of Shephatiah , who was an office man in David's time. (1 Chronicles 27:16) The name is also used to refer to: Aram-Ma'akah , a small Aramean kingdom east of the Sea of Galilee (1 Chronicles 19:6). Its territory was in the region assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan . Maacah, its king, became a mercenary of the Ammonites in their war against David (2 Samuel 10:6). It is probable that the city Abel of Beth-maachah in Naphtali (2 Samuel 10:15) derived its name from its relation to this kingdom and people.

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Personal name of several figures in the Bible Maacah (or Maakah ; Hebrew : מַעֲכָה ‎ Maʿăḵā , "crushed"; Maacha in the Codex Alexandrinus , Maachah in the KJV ) is a non-gender-specific personal name used in the Bible to refer to a number of people. A child of Abraham 's brother Nachor , evidently a boy. (Genesis 22:23,24) The wife of Machir , Manasseh 's son. (1 Chronicles 7:15-16) One of the wives of Hezron 's son Caleb . (1 Chronicles 2:48) A wife of David , and daughter of Talmai , King of Geshur (1 Chronicles 3:2), a near neighbor of the Maachathites. David fathered Absalom and Tamar by her. A King of Gath , to whose son, Achish , Shimei 's servants fled early in Solomon 's reign ( 1 Kings 2 :39). About a half-century earlier than this event, David had fled to Achish , son of Maoch, King of Gath, with 600 men ( 1 Samuel 27 :2). Still, the identification of Maacah is doubtful, though kinship is exceedingly probable. Granddaughter of Absalom , favorite wife of Rehoboam , mother of Abijah of Judah , and grandmother of Asa of Judah . She served as Gebirah for Asa until he deposed her for idolatry. ( 1 Chronicles 8 :29) The father of Hanan, who was a man in David's army. (1 Chronicles 11:43) The father of Shephatiah , an office man in David's time. (1 Chronicles 27:16) The name is also used to refer to: Aram-Maʿaka , a small Aramean kingdom east of the Sea of Galilee ( 1 Chronicles 19 :6). Its territory was in the region assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan River . Maacah, its king, became a mercenary of the Ammonites in their war against David ( 2 Samuel 10 :6). It is probable that the city Abel-beth-maachah in Naphtali ( 2 Samuel 10 :15) derived its name from its relation to this kingdom and people.

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