Talmai תַּלְמַי

Ammonite king. Talmai was the king of Geshur and father of Maacah, one of David's wives and mother of Absalom.

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In the genealogy of Jesus

Where Talmai appears

2 Samuel (2), 1 Chronicles (1)

Key verses

• 2 Samuel 3:3 first mention — And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
• 2 Samuel 13:37 — But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
• 1 Chronicles 3:2 — The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.