Machir

Sold. (1.) Manasseh’s oldest son (Josh. 17:1), or probably his only son (see 1 Chr. 7:14, 15; comp. Num. 26:29-33; Josh. 13:31). His descendants are referred to under the name of Machirites, being the offspring of Gilead (Num. 26:29). They settled in land taken from the Amorites (Num. 32:39, 40; Deut. 3:15) by a special enactment (Num. 36:1-3; Josh. 17:3, 4). He is once mentioned as the representative of the tribe of Manasseh east of Jordan (Judg. 5:14). (2.) A descendant of the preceding, residing at Lo-debar, where he maintained Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth till he was taken under the care of David (2 Sam. 9:4), and where he afterwards gave shelter to David himself when he was a fugitive (17:27).

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MA'CHIR (sold). The eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine, 1 Chr 7:14; the father of Gilead, Num 26:29; Deut 27:1; Num 36:1; and a daughter, Abiah. 1 Chr 2:21, 1 Chr 2:24. At the time of the Conquest the family of Machir had become very large and powerful, and subdued the land to the east of the Jordan. Num 32:39; Deut 3:15. The son of Ammiel, in whose house Mephibosheth was received and lived until David called him to Jerusalem. 2 Sam 9:4-5; 2 Sam 17:27.

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MA'CHIR (sold). The eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine, 1 Chr 7:14; the father of Gilead, Num 26:29; Deut 27:1; Num 36:1; and a daughter, Abiah. 1 Chr 2:21, 1 Chr 2:24. At the time of the Conquest the family of Machir had become very large and powerful, and subdued the land to the east of the Jordan. Num 32:39; Deut 3:15. The son of Ammiel, in whose house Mephibosheth was received and lived until David called him to Jerusalem. 2 Sam 9:4-5; 2 Sam 17:27.