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).
Person
Machir
- Name means
- selling; knowing
- Mentioned
- 3 verses · first in 2 Samuel 9:4
Family
ParentsAmmiel
Machir
About Machir
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Every mention
Others called Machir
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.