maacah Summary and Overview

(oppression). 1. The mother of Absalom; also called MAACHAH. #2Sa 3:3| 2. Maacah, or (in #1Ch 19:6,7| ) Maachah, a small kingdom in close proximity to Israel which appears to have lain outside Argob, #De 3:14| and Bashun. #Jos 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. #2Sa 10:6,8; 1Ch 19:7|

MA'ACAH (oppression), 2 Sam 3:3, or MA'ACHAH, 1 Chr 3:2, a daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur, was taken in battle by David, according to Hebrew tradition, and made one of his wives and bore him Absalom.

Abel-beth-Maacah was not in it, but in Israel; in the direction of Maacah, and somehow connected with it (2 Samuel 20:14-16). A small kingdom outside Argob (Deuteronomy 3:14), and Bashan (Joshua 12:5). Between Bashan and the kingdom of Damascus, on the skirts of Mount Hermon, E. of the Lejah. The mention of Maacah with the Geshurites points to a connection between them; probably by affinity, as the Geshurite Talmai's daughter bears the name Maacah. Both were connected with Syria (1 Chronicles 19:6-7; 2 Samuel 10:6; 2 Samuel 10:8). The king of Maacah was Ammon's ally against David; his small contingent, 1,000 men, shows the pettiness of the region.