Maachah (1 Samuel 27:2)
The name Maachah means “pressed down; worn; fastened.” Maachah is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Samuel 27:2. Also called Maoch.
Family of Maachah
Children
Who was Maachah?
The father of Achish, the king of Gath (1 Kings 2:39), called also Maoch (1 Sam. 27:2).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Maachah
- 1 Samuel 27:2
And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
- 1 Kings 2:39
And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.