Maoch

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Smith's Bible Dictionary by William Smith (1863)

Ma’och. (oppression). The father of Achish, king of Gath, with whom David took refuge. 1Sa 27:2.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary by Andrew Robert Fausset (1878) ↑

1Sa 27:2; Maachah 1Ki 2:39.

New and Concise Bible Dictionary by George Morrish (1899) ↑

[Ma’och]

Father of Achish king of Gath. 1Sa 27:2.

Dictionary of the Bible by James Hastings (1909) ↑

MAOCH.—The father of Achish king of Gath (1Sa 27:2). He is probably to be identified with Maacah No. 3

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia by James Orr (ed.) (1915) ↑

mā´ok (מעוך, mā‛ōkh, “oppressed,” “bruised”): The same as Maacah (1Ki 2:39). The father of that Achish, king of Gath, with whom David and his 600 sojourned under fear of Saul’s treachery (1Sa 27:2).