Overview
The Bible addresses maachah across 12 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles. Closely related themes include Asa, Kings, Rehoboam and Armies. Figures whose stories touch this theme include David, Asa, Absalom and Rehoboam.
Key Bible verses about maachah
Old Testament
1 Kings
And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. mother's: that is, grandmother's
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.
And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. destroyed: Heb. cut off
1 Chronicles
And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.
And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah. odious: Heb. to stink
So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
2 Chronicles
And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives. many wives: Heb. a multitude of wives
People in the Bible and maachah
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying maachah for yourself
- Begin with 1 Kings 15:10, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of David, Asa and Absalom and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Asa, Kings, Rehoboam and Armies.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about maachah?
The Bible addresses maachah across 12 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles. Closely related themes include Asa, Kings, Rehoboam and Armies. Figures whose stories touch this theme include David, Asa, Absalom and Rehoboam.
How many Bible verses are about maachah?
The Bible references maachah in 12 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention maachah?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is 1 Kings 15:10: “And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. mother's: that is, grandmother's”
Which people in the Bible are associated with maachah?
David, Asa, Absalom, Rehoboam and Zelophehad.
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