Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 11:20

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Commentary on the Old Testament
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · 19th-century historical commentary
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Maachah the daughter, i.e., the granddaughter, of Absalom; for she cannot have been Absalom's daughter, because Absalom, according to Sa2 14:27, had only one daughter, Tamar by name, who must have been fifty years old at Solomon's death. According to Sa2 18:18, Absalom left no son; Maachah therefore can only be a daughter of Tamar, who, according to Ch2 13:2, was married to Uriel of Gibeah: see on Kg1 15:2. Abijah, the oldest son of Maachah, whom his father nominated his successor ( Ch2 11:22 and Ch2 12:16), is called in the book of Kings constantly Abijam, the original form of the name, which was afterwards weakened into Abijah. 2 Chronicles 11:21

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