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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MAACAH

ma'-a-ka (ma`akhah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Mocha; Codex Alexandrinus Maacha): A small Syrian kingdom adjoining that of Geshur on the western border of Bashan, the inhabitants of which are called Maachathites (the Revised Version (British and American) "Maacathites"), whose territory was taken by Jair (Deuteronomy 3:14 Joshua 12:5). The border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites and all Mt. Hermon were given to the half-tribe of Manasseh (Joshua 13:11). The inhabitants of these kingdoms, however, were not driven out by Israel (Joshua 13:13), and at a later day the children of Ammon hired mercenaries from Maacah for their encounter with David. The armies met near Medeba when the "Syrians" from Maacah found themselves opposed to Joab. That famous captain completely routed them (2 Samuel 10:6; the Septuagint has "Amalek"). In 1 Chronicles 19:6 it is called Aram-maacah, Syria-maachah (the King James Version); and in 1 Chronicles 2:23 "Aram" appears instead of "Maacah."

It evidently lay between Geshur on the South and Hermon on the North, being probably bounded by Jordan on the West, although no certain indication of boundaries is now possible. They would thus be hemmed in by Israel, which accounts for `Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel" (Joshua 13:13).It is possible that Abel-beth-maacah may have been a colony founded by men from Maacah.

W. Ewing

MAACAH; MAACHAH

ma'-a-ka (ma`akhah):

(1) Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Mocha; Codex Alexandrinus Mocha, daughter of Nahor, borne to him by Reumah (Genesis 22:24).

(2) Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maacha; Codex Alexandrinus Maachath, the one wife of David who was of royal rank, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur, who became the mother of Absalom (2 Samuel 3:3 1 Chronicles 3:2).

(3) Maacha, father of Achish, king of Gath (1 Kings 2:39). He is probably referred to as "Maoch" in 1 Samuel 27:2.

(4) The daughter of Absalom, the favorite wife of Rehoboam, and mother of Abijah (1 Kings 15:2 2 Chronicles 11:20, etc.). Evidently "daughter" must here be understood as "granddaughter," according to a common oriental usage. Tamar was the only daughter of Absalom. If Tamar married Uriel of Gibeah (2 Chronicles 13:2), then Maacah was her daughter. In that case the name Micaiah in this passage would be either a copyist's error or a variant of Maacah. She must have been a woman of strong personality. Unfortunately, her influence was cast upon the side of idolatry. She maintained her position in the palace, however, till the reign of her grandson Asa. Possibly she acted as regent during his minority. Ultimately, she was degraded by him for an act of peculiar infamy (1 Kings 15:13 2 Chronicles 15:16).

(5) Concubine of Caleb, son of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:48).

(6) Sister of Huppim and Shuppim the Benjamites, who became the wife of Machir the Manassite, the "father" of Gilead (1 Chronicles 7:12, 15 f).

(7) Wife of Jeiel, the "father" of Gibeon, an ancestress of King Saul (1 Chronicles 8:29; 1 Chronicles 9:35).

(8) Father of Hanan, one of David's mighty men (1 Chronicles 11:43).

(9) Father of Shephatiah, ruler of the Simeonites under David (1 Chronicles 27:16).

W. Ewing

Strong's Hebrew

4602. Maakathi -- inhab. of Maacah
... inhab. of Maacah. Transliteration: Maakathi Phonetic Spelling: (mah-ak-aw-thee')
Short Definition: Maacathite. Word Origin from Maakah Definition inhab. ...
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4601. Maakah -- an Israelite name, also a non-Isr. name, also a ...
... an Israelite name, also a non-Isr. name, also a region in Syria. Transliteration:
Maakah or Maakath Phonetic Spelling: (mah-ak-aw') Short Definition: Maacah. ...
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62. Abel Beth-maakah -- a city in Northern Israel
... a city in Northern Israel. Transliteration: Abel Beth-maakah Phonetic Spelling:
(aw-bale' bayth ma-a-kaw') Short Definition: Abel-beth-maacah. ...
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1038. Beth Maakah -- "house of Maakah," a place in Northern Israel
... "house of Maakah," a place in Northern Israel. Transliteration: Beth Maakah Phonetic
Spelling: (bayth mah-ak-aw') Short Definition: Beth-maacah. ...
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758. Aram -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem ...
... Nahor, and an Isr. NASB Word Usage Aram (65), Aram-maacah* (1), Arameans
(64). Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians. From the same as ...
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Library

Persistency in Wrong Doing.
... He at once sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty
thousand foot soldiers, and of King Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob ...
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'More than Conquerors through Him'
... 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 ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/more than conquerors through him.htm

How the War was Waged against the Ammonites and Happily Concluded.
... They also hired the king of the country called Maacah, and a fourth king,
by name Ishtob; which last had twelve thousand armed men. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 6 how the war.htm

How David Reigned Over one Tribe at Hebron While the Son Of
... The eldest was by Ahinoam, and he was called Arenon; the second was Daniel, by his
wife Abigail; the name of the third was Absalom, by Maacah, the daughter of ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how david reigned.htm

"In the Volume of the Book it is Written of Me" (Heb. . .
... Third, but Absalom was a son of David by Maacah, the daughter of the Gentile king
of Jeshur (2:Sam.3:3). So, too, will the Antichrist be a veritable king among ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/in the volume of the.htm

Chapter xxii
... These eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. And his concubine, whose
name was Reumah, she also bare sons, Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, Maacah. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxii.htm

The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6. <. ...
/.../chapter iiithe hebrews and the.htm

Tiglath-Pileser iii. And the Organisation of the Assyrian Empire ...
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 7. <. ...
/.../chapter iitiglath-pileser iii and the.htm

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Maacah

(oppression).

The mother of Absalom; also called MAACHAH. (2 Samuel 3:3)
Maacah, or (in (1 Chronicles 19:6,7)) Maachah, a small kingdom in close proximity to Palestine which appears to have lain outside Argob, (3:14) and Bashun. (Joshua 12:5) The Ammonite war was the only occasion on which the Maacathites came into contact with Israel when their king assisted the Ammonites against Joab with a force which he led himself. (2 Samuel 10:6,8; 1 Chronicles 19:7)

Thesaurus

Maacah (30 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia MAACAH. ... The armies met near Medeba when
the "Syrians" from Maacah found themselves opposed to Joab. ...
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Beth-maacah (1 Occurrence)
Beth-maacah. Bethmaacah, Beth-maacah. Beth-ma'acah . Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia BETH-MAACAH. beth-ma'-a-ka. See ABEL-BETH-MAACAH. ...
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Aram-maacah (1 Occurrence)
Aram-maacah. Arammaacah, Aram-maacah. Aram-ma'acah . Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia ARAM-MAACAH. a-ram-ma'-a-ka. See SYRIA. ...
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Abel-beth-maacah (2 Occurrences)
Abel-beth-maacah. Abelbethmaacah, Abel-beth-maacah. A'bel-Beth-Ma'acah .
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ABEL-BETH-MAACAH. ...
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Ma'acah (22 Occurrences)
Ma'acah. Maacah, Ma'acah. Maacath . ... Ma'acah (22 Occurrences). Genesis 22:24
His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah...
/m/ma'acah.htm - 12k

Abelbethmaacah
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ABEL-BETH-MAACAH. ... In 2 Samuel 20:15 (Hebrew)
it is Abel-beth-hammaacah (Maacah with the article). ...
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Geshur (11 Occurrences)
... ge'-shur (geshur, "bridge"): An Aramean kingdom (2 Samuel 15:8) of no great size
which lay probably to the South of Maacah, and formed with it the western ...
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Abijah (32 Occurrences)
... the Bible narrative. She is said to have been Maacah the daughter of Absalom
(1 Kings 15:2 2 Chronicles 11:20, 21, 22). As more ...
/a/abijah.htm - 25k

Mother (2641 Occurrences)
... The queen-dowager occupied a very important position at the court of the kings of
Israel, eg Bathsheba (1 Kings 2:19); Maacah (1 Kings 15:13); Athaliah (2 ...
/m/mother.htm - 17k

Ijon (3 Occurrences)
... It was captured along with Dan and Abel-beth-maacah (1 Kings 15:20 2 Chronicles
16:4). It shared with these cities a similar fate at the hands of Tiglath ...
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Bible Concordance

Maacah (30 Occurrences)

Genesis 22:24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV)

Joshua 12:5 and ruled in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, even unto the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
(See NIV)

Joshua 13:11 and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;
(See NIV)

Joshua 13:13 Nevertheless the children of Israel drove not out the Geshurites, nor the Maacathites; but Geshur and Maacath dwelt in the midst of Israel unto this day.
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 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;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 10:6 When the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 10:8 The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 20:14 He went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Beth Maacah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 20:15 They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV)

1 Kings 2:39 It happened at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. They told Shimei, saying, "Behold, your servants are in Gath."
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

1 Kings 15:2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

1 Kings 15:10 Forty-one years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

1 Kings 15:13 Also Maacah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

1 Kings 15:20 Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Beth Maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel Beth Maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 2:48 Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 3:2 the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:15 and Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maacah; and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:16 Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 8:29 In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah;
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 9:35 In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah:
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 11:43 Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 19:6 When the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent one thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.
(Root in WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 19:7 So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. The children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 27:16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah:
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 11:20 After her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 11:21 Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.)
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 11:22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, even the prince among his brothers; for he was minded to make him king.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 13:2 He was king in Jerusalem for three years; his mother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
(BBE NIV)

2 Chronicles 15:16 Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Maacah

Maacah or Maachah

Related Terms

Beth-maacah (1 Occurrence)

Aram-maacah (1 Occurrence)

Abel-beth-maacah (2 Occurrences)

Ma'acah (22 Occurrences)

Abelbethmaacah

Geshur (11 Occurrences)

Abijah (32 Occurrences)

Mother (2641 Occurrences)