Encyclopedie , Jewish Encyclopedia, MACHIR (2), Joseph Jacobs E. I. Nathans, MACHIR
Son of Ammiel, who had an estate at Lo-debar, east of the Jordan, not far from Mahanaim (II Sam. ix. 4 et seq., xvii. 27). He remained faithful to the house of Saul, giving refuge to the son of Jonathan, Merib-baal, or Mephibosheth. Later, however, he showed his loyalty to David by supplying his army at Mahanaim during the rebellion of Absalom (Smith, "Samuel," pp. 310, 356, New York, 1900).<