Maachah: Oppression,1. A small Syrian kingdom near Geshur, east of the Hauran, the
district of Batanea
(Joshua 13:13; 2 Samuel 10:6,8; 1 Chronicles 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 Samuel 3:3)
3. The father of Hanan, who was one of David's body-guard
(1 Chronicles 11:43)
4. The daughter of Abishalom (called Absalom,)
(2 Chronicles 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 Chronicles 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 Samuel 27:2)
