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Maacah, the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, was one of David's wives and the mother of Absalom.
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Maacah was the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, a region located northeast of the Sea of Galilee (2Sa.3.3; 1Ch.3.2). She became one of King David's wives and bore him a son named Absalom. Maacah's marriage to David likely served as a political alliance between Israel and Geshur. Absalom, her son, would later flee to Geshur after murdering his half-brother Amnon and remained there for three years (2Sa.13.37-38). Although not mentioned by name, Maacah was likely the mother of Tamar, who was raped by her half-brother Amnon (2Sa.13.1-22). Maacah's role in the biblical narrative is primarily as the mother of Absalom, whose rebellion against David and subsequent death had a profound impact on the king and his reign (2Sa.15-18). Her inclusion in the genealogies of David's family underscores the importance of maternal lineage in the royal line of Judah.
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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.
MA'ACAH, 2 Sam 10:6, or MAACHAH, 1 Chr 19:6-7, a small district or kingdom on the north-eastern frontier of Palestine, situated, like Tibeath and Tebach, in connection with which it is mentioned, between Argob to the west and the desert to the east. Its king brought into the field only 1000 men to the assistance of the Bene-Ammon against Joab. It can hardly have been in the region of Abel-beth-maachah.
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2 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H4601
his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;
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