Maachah
Also called Maoch
Mentioned 1057–1010 BC traditional (Jones)
The father of Achish, the king of Gath (1 Kings 2:39), called also Maoch (1 Sam. 27:2).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Achish, David, and Shimei.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.
The tree is wider than the screen; scroll it sideways.
Places
Places named in the same verses as Maachah, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- likely location: Gath2
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1082–985 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 4 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
2 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Maachah 0Maoch 1 |
| KJV | Maachah 18Maoch 1 |
| ASV | Maachah 0Maoch 1 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 2 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
1 Samuel1 verse
- 27:2
So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
1 Kings1 verse
- 2:39
After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The father of Achish, the king of Gath (1 Kings 2:39), called also Maoch (1 Sam. 27:2).