sold. (1.) Manasseh's oldest son (Josh. 17:1), or probably his only son (see 1-Chr 7:14, 1-Chr 7: 15; comp. Num. 26:29; Josh. 13:31). His descendants are referred to under the name of Machirites, being the offspring of Gilead (Num. 26:29). They settled in land taken from the Amorites (Num. 32:39, Num. 32: 40; Deut. 3:15) by a special enactment (Num. 36:1; Josh. 17:3, Josh. 17: 4). He is once mentioned as the representative of the tribe of Manasseh east of Jordan (Judg. 5:14).
(2.) 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).