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He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
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Verse 2. Years, wanting some months. Maacha. She is called elsewhere, Michaia, daughter of Uriel; but is was a common thing, in those days, for a person to have two names. Challoner.—Abessalom and Absalom, the son of David are the same. 2 Chronicles 11:21. Calmet.—S. Jerom (Trad.) is of a different opinion. Menochius.—Josephus (viii. 10.) intimates that Maacha was the daughter of Thamar. The eldest daughter, in the kingdom of Gessur, seems to have been usually styled Maacha, verse 10. Tirinus.
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