A woman from the tribe of Judah, daughter of Jerimoth and Abihail, wife of Rehoboam, and mother of Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham, mentioned in 2 Chronicles 11:18.
About Mahalath (2 Chronicles 11:18)
Musical cue, perhaps meaning “sadness,” listed in the title of Psalm 53 (see rsv), which would designate the way in which and/or the melody to which the psalm should be sung. See Music.
Family Relationships
- Parents
- Jerimoth (2 Chronicles 11:18), Abihail (Daughter of Eliab)
- Partner
- Rehoboam
- Children 3
- Jeush (2 Chronicles 11:19), Shemariah (2 Chronicles 11:19), Zaham
- Aunt
- Tamar
- Uncles 19
- Amnon, Chileab, Absalom, Adonijah (Son of David), Shephatiah, Ithream, Shammua (2 Samuel 5:14), Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg (2 Samuel 5:15), Japhia (2 Samuel 5:15), Elishama (2 Samuel 5:16), Eliada, Eliphelet, Elpelet, Nogah
- Cousins 5
- Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27), Mattatha, Taphath, Basemath (1 Kings 4:15), Rehoboam
Key References
2 Chronicles 11:18
And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.
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2 Chronicles (1)
2 Chronicles 11:18
And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.