Person Old Testament
Talmai
Talmai was the king of Geshur and father of Maacah, one of David's wives and mother of Absalom. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Samuel 3:3.
Why it matters. King of Geshur; father of David's wife Maacah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Talmai
Talmai is mentioned in 2Sa.3.3 and 1Ch.3.2 as the father of Maacah, who was one of David's wives and the mother of Absalom. Talmai was the king of Geshur, an Aramean city-state to the northeast of Israel. After Absalom murdered his half-brother Amnon, he fled to Geshur and stayed with his grandfather King Talmai for three years before Joab brought about his reconciliation with David (2Sa.13.37).
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.