And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his grandmother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
His mother's That is, his grandmother; unless we suppose, which is not improbable, that the Maacha here named is different from the Maacha mentioned ver. 2. (Challoner)
She was probably another grand-daughter of David's son, (Calmet) as such are frequently styled simply daughters. So David is called the father of Asa, (ver. 11.; Haydock) though he was really his great-grandfather. (Menochius)
His mother: That is, his grandmother; unless we suppose, which is not improbable, that the Maacha here named is different from the Maacha mentioned, ver. 2.
