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MAACAH, MAACHAH* (Person)

Common Hebrew name, often spelled Maachah in the KJB.

1. Last of the four children of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, by Reumah his concubine (Gn 22:24).

Show passage in OET: GEN 22:24

OET-RV GEN 22:24

24 In addition, Nahor’s slave-wife Re’umah also gave birth to four sons: Tevah, Gaham, Tahash, and Ma’akah.

OET-LV GEN 22:24

24 And_concubine_of_his and_name_of_her was_Reumah and_ also she _she/it_gave_birth DOM Tebah and_DOM Gaham and_DOM Tahash and_DOM Maˊₐkāh.

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2. Daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur, a wife of David, and Absalom’s mother (2 Sm 3:3; 1 Chr 3:2).

Show passage in OET: SA2 3:3

OET-RV SA2 3:3

3 then Avigayil (the widow of Naval the Karmeli) gave birth to Kilav, and Ma’akah (daughter of King Talmay of Geshur) gave birth to Avshalom (Absalom).

OET-LV SA2 3:3

3 And_was_second_of_his Kileab mmm the_wife_of Nāⱱāl the_Karməlī/(Carmelite) and_was_the_third ʼAⱱīshālōm the_son_of Maˊₐkāh the_daughter_of Talmay the_king_of Gəshūr.
Show passage in OET: CH1 3:2

OET-RV CH1 3:2

2 the third Avshalom (Absalom), the son of Ma’akah (daughter of King Talmay of Geshur), the fourth Adoniyah, the son of Hagit,

OET-LV CH1 3:2

2 The_third was_(to)_ʼAⱱīshālōm the_son_of Maˊₐkāh the_daughter_of Talmay the_king_of Gəshūr the_fourth was_ʼAdoniyyāh the_son_of Ḩaggit.

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Jump to OET CH1 3:2 section.

3. Achish’s father. Achish, king of Gath, housed two of Shimei’s slaves during Solomon’s reign (1 Kgs 2:39). He is identified with Maoch in 1 Samuel 27:2. See Maoch.

Show passage in OET: KI1 2:39

OET-RV KI1 2:39

39 However, three years later, two of Shimei’s slaves fled to Ma’akah’s son, King Akish of Gat, and Shimei was told where they’d gone.

OET-LV KI1 2:39

39 And_he/it_was from_the_end/extremity three years and_ two_of servants of_Shimˊī _they_fled to ʼAkīsh the_son_of Maˊₐkāh the_king_of Gat and_people_told to_Shimˊī to_say THERE your_servants are_in_Gat.
Show passage in OET: SA1 27:2

OET-RV SA1 27:2

2 So he left Yisrael and crossed over with his six hundred men to Gat and King Akish (Maeok’s son).

OET-LV SA1 27:2

2 And_ Dāvid _he/it_rose_up and_ he and_six hundred(s) man who with_him/it _he/it_passed_through to ʼAkīsh the_son_of Māˊōk the_king_of Gat.

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4. Daughter of Absalom (Abishalom) (1 Kgs 15:2, 10 OET KI1 15:2 · OET KI1 15:10), the wife of Rehoboam, king of Judah (930–913 BC), and the mother of King Abijah (913–910 BC) and grandmother of King Asa (910–869 BC) of Judah (1 Kgs 15:10; 2 Chr 11:20-22). Later, Asa removed her as queen mother because she had an idol made for Asherah (1 Kgs 15:10-13; 2 Chr 15:16). Maacah is spelled Micaiah (Michaiah) in 2 Chronicles 13:2.

Show passage in OET: KI1 15:2; KI1 15:10

OET-RV KI1 15:2

2 ⇔(His mother’s name was Ma’akah, one of Avshalom’s (Absalom’s) daughters.) He reigned from Yerushalem (Jerusalem) for three years

OET-RV KI1 15:10

10 and reigned from Yerushalem (Jerusalem) for forty-one years. (His grandmother was Avshalom’s (Absalom’s) daughter Ma’akah.)

OET-LV KI1 15:2

2 Three years he_reigned in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_name_of his/its_mother was_Maˊₐkāh the_daughter_of Abishalom.

OET-LV KI1 15:10

10 And_forty and_one year[s] he_reigned in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_name_of his/its_mother was_Maˊₐkāh the_daughter_of Abishalom.
Show passage in OET: KI1 15:10

OET-RV KI1 15:10

10 and reigned from Yerushalem (Jerusalem) for forty-one years. (His grandmother was Avshalom’s (Absalom’s) daughter Ma’akah.)

OET-LV KI1 15:10

10 And_forty and_one year[s] he_reigned in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_name_of his/its_mother was_Maˊₐkāh the_daughter_of Abishalom.
Show passage in OET: CH2 11:20–22

OET-RV CH2 11:20

20 After her, he married Avshalom’s (Absalom’s) daughter Ma’akah, and they had four sons: Aviyah, Atay, Ziza, and Shelomit.

OET-RV CH2 11:21

21 Rehav’am loved Ma’akah the most out of his eighteen wives and sixty slave-wives. He fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters,

OET-RV CH2 11:22

22 but he appointed Ma’akah’s son Aviyah to be the leader of his older and younger brothers, because that would mark him as the future king.

OET-LV CH2 11:20

20 And_after_her he_took DOM Maˊₐkāh the_daughter_of ʼAⱱīshālōm and_she/it_gave_birth to_him/it DOM ʼAⱱiyyāh and_DOM ˊAttay and_DOM Zīzāʼ and_DOM Shəlomīt.

OET-LV CH2 11:21

21 And_ Rəḩaⱱˊām _he_loved DOM Maˊₐkāh the_daughter_of ʼAⱱīshālōm from_all wives_of_his and_concubines_of_his if/because wives eight- teen he_had_taken and_concubines sixty and_he/it_fathered twenty and_eight sons and_sixty daughters.

OET-LV CH2 11:22

22 And_he_appointed to_chief Rəḩaⱱˊām DOM ʼAⱱiyyāh the_son_of Maˊₐkāh to_leader among_brothers_of_his if/because to_make_him_king.
Show passage in OET: KI1 15:10–13

OET-RV KI1 15:10

10 and reigned from Yerushalem (Jerusalem) for forty-one years. (His grandmother was Avshalom’s (Absalom’s) daughter Ma’akah.)

OET-RV KI1 15:11

11 Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, like his ancestor David had done,

OET-RV KI1 15:12

12 and he expelled the male prostitutes from the country and removed all the idols made by the previous generations.

OET-RV KI1 15:13

13 He also removed his grandmother Ma’akah from being queen-mother because she had made a horrid Asherah goddess, then he cut down her horrid idol and burnt it in the Kidron valley.

OET-LV KI1 15:10

10 And_forty and_one year[s] he_reigned in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_name_of his/its_mother was_Maˊₐkāh the_daughter_of Abishalom.

OET-LV KI1 15:11

11 And_ ʼĀşāʼ _he/it_made the_right in/on_both_eyes_of YHWH like_Dāvid his/its_father.

OET-LV KI1 15:12

12 And_he_made_to_pass_away the_male_cult_prostitutes from the_earth/land and_he_removed DOM all_of the_idols which ancestors_of_his they_had_made.

OET-LV KI1 15:13

13 And_also DOM Maˊₐkāh his/its_mother and_he_removed_her from_queen-mother who she_had_made an_abominable_image to_(the)_pole and_ ʼĀşāʼ _he_cut_down DOM image_of_her_abominable and_he_burnt_it in_the_wadi_of Qidrōn.
Show passage in OET: CH2 15:16

OET-RV CH2 15:16

16 King Asa also removed his mother Ma’akah from her position as queen because she made a disgusting Asherah pole. Asa cut down the pole and crushed it, and burnt it at the Kidron brook,

OET-LV CH2 15:16

16 And_also Maˊₐkāh the_mother_of ʼĀşāʼ the_king he_removed_her from_queen-mother that she_had_made to_an_ʼAshērāh_pole an_abominable_image and_ ʼĀşāʼ _he_cut_down DOM image_of_her_abominable and_he_pulverised_it and_he_burnt_it in_the_wadi_of Qidrōn.
Show passage in OET: CH2 13:2

OET-RV CH2 13:2

2 He ruled from Yerushalem (Jerusalem) for three years. (His mother was Uriel’s daughter Mikayah from Giveah.)
 ¶ However, war started between Aviyah and Yarov’am.

OET-LV CH2 13:2

2 Three years he_reigned in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_name_of his/its_mother was_Mīkāyəhū the_daughter_of ʼŪrīʼēl from Gibeah and_war it_was between ʼAⱱiyyāh and_between Yāroⱱˊām.

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Jump to OET CH2 11:20–22 section.

Jump to OET KI1 15:10–13 section.

Jump to OET CH2 15:16 section.

Jump to OET CH2 13:2 section.

5. Caleb’s concubine and the mother of four sons (1 Chr 2:48).

Show passage in OET: CH1 2:48

OET-RV CH1 2:48

48 Kalev had another slave-wife named Ma’akah who gave birth to Shever and Tirhanah.

OET-LV CH1 2:48

48 The_concubine_of Kālēⱱ Maˊₐkāh he_bore Sheⱱer and_DOM Tirḩₐnāh.

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6. Sister of Huppim and Shuppim, the wife of Makir the Manassite and mother of Peresh and Sheresh (1 Chr 7:15-16).

Show passage in OET: CH1 7:15–16

OET-RV CH1 7:15

15 Makir married a wife from the Hupim and Shupim. (His sister’s name was Ma’akah.) Another descendant was Tselofehad, and he had daughters.

OET-RV CH1 7:16

16 Makir’s wife (also called Ma’akah) bore a son and named him Peresh (and named his brother Sheresh) and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

OET-LV CH1 7:15

15 And_Mākīr he_took a_wife for_Ḩuppim and_for_Shuppim and_name_of his_sister_of_his was_Maˊₐkāh and_name_of the_second was_Tsəlofḩād/(Zelophehad) and_they_belonged to_Tsəlofḩād daughters.

OET-LV CH1 7:16

16 And_ Maˊₐkāh the_wife_of Mākīr _she/it_gave_birth a_son and_she/it_called/named his/its_name Peresh and_name_of his/its_brother was_Sheresh and_sons_of_his were_ʼŪlām and_Reqem.

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7. Benjamite, the wife of Jeiel, and an ancestress of King Saul (1 Chr 8:29; 9:35).

Show passage in OET: CH1 8:29

OET-RV CH1 8:29

29 Another of Benyamin’s descendants was Yeiel—he was a founder of Giveon city. His wife was Ma’akah.

OET-LV CH1 8:29

29 And_in_Giⱱˊōn the_father_of Giⱱˊōn they_dwelt and_name_of his/its_wife/woman was_Maˊₐkāh.
Show passage in OET: CH1 9:35

OET-RV CH1 9:35

35 Another of Benyamin’s descendants was Yeiel. He was a founder of Giveon city and lived there. His wife was Ma’akah.

OET-LV CH1 9:35

35 And_in_Giⱱˊōn they_dwelt the_father_of Giⱱˊōn Yəˊīʼēl/(Jeiel) and_name_of his/its_wife/woman was_Maˊₐkāh.

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Jump to OET CH1 9:35 section.

8. Father of Haman, one of David’s mighty warriors (1 Chr 11:43).

Show passage in OET: CH1 11:43

OET-RV CH1 11:43

43 Hanan (Ma’akah’s son), Yoshafat (from Mithna),

OET-LV CH1 11:43

43 Ḩānān the_son_of Maˊₐkāh and_Yōshāfāţ/(Joshaphat) the_Mitnī.

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9. Father of Shephatiah, chief officer of Simeon’s tribe during David’s reign (1 Chr 27:16).

Show passage in OET: CH1 27:16

OET-RV CH1 27:16

16 There were certain tribal leaders over each of Yisrael’s (Israel’s) tribes:

OET-LV CH1 27:16

16 And_over the_tribes_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) for_Rəʼūⱱēnite[s] was_chief ʼElīˊezer the_son_of Zikrī for_Shimˊōnite[s] Shəfaţyāh the_son_of Maˊₐkāh.

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