Maacah
Maacah, also known as Micaiah, the daughter of Abishalom (Absalom), was the wife of Rehoboam and mother of Abijah, king of Judah.
FemaleTribe of JudahUnited Monarchy eraOld Testament2 books8 verses
Summary
A woman from the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Kings 15:2; referred to as Maacah (מַעֲכָה) or Micaiah (מִיכָיָ֫הוּ); a daughter of Uriel and Tamar; wife of Rehoboam; mother of Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith.
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Alternative names
- מִיכָיָ֫הוּMicaiahmeans “who is like to God?”
- מַעֲכָהMaacah
Mentions
- 1 Kings 15:2מַעֲכָה · Maacah…and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
- 1 Kings 15:10מַעֲכָה · Maacah…and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
- 1 Kings 15:13מַעֲכָה · MaacahHe also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
- 2 Chronicles 11:20מַעֲכָה · MaacahAfter her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
- 2 Chronicles 11:21מַעֲכָה · MaacahRehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
- 2 Chronicles 11:22מַעֲכָה · MaacahRehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.
- 2 Chronicles 13:2מִיכָיָ֫הוּ · Micaiah…and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
- 2 Chronicles 15:16מַעֲכָה · MaacahKing Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.