Person Old Testament
Maacah
Also known as Maacah =ESV; Maakah =NIV; Maachah =KJV
Maacah was the father of Shephatiah, the leader of the Simeonites during the reign of King David. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 27:16.
Why it matters. Father of Shephatiah, leader of the Simeonites under David
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Maacah
Maacah was the father of Shephatiah, who was appointed as the leader of the tribe of Simeon during the reign of King David (1Ch.27.16). Shephatiah's mention in the list of tribal leaders suggests that he held a position of authority and responsibility within the tribe of Simeon. The tribal leaders were responsible for overseeing the affairs of their respective tribes and representing their interests before the king. No further information is provided about Maacah himself in the biblical record. His mention as the father of a tribal leader indicates that he may have been a person of influence within the tribe of Simeon. The inclusion of Shephatiah in the list of tribal leaders highlights the importance of tribal organization and leadership during the reign of King David.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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- Shephatiah
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)