Maksaba
Maksaba was queen of the Philistines and wife of their king Kwolason. She was the sister of Delilah. When Samson slew the king with his people and household and died with him, Delilah went to Maksaba. Both women were beautiful. They had no children but both had conceived, Maksaba being six months pregnant by Kwolason and Delilah four months pregnant by Samson. Their husbands were dead.
The two loved each other exceedingly like mother and child and lived together. Dominion over those left after Samson's slaughter was in Maksaba's hands. She brought forth a man-child. The Philistines rejoiced, did homage, and seated her son on his father's throne as their king. Her son was slain by Akamhel the son of Samson.
Biography
- Era
- Judges
- Nationality
- Philistine
Key Chapters
Key Passages
Maksaba in Kebra Nagast 80
The Kebra Nagast 80:7
Now Delilah was the sister of Maksaba, the wife of the King of the Philistines, and when Samson slew the King of the Phi...
7ow Delilah was the sister of Maksaba, the wife of the King of the Philistines, and when Samson slew the King of the Philistines in the house with his people and his household, and he died with him, Delilah went to her sister Maksaba, the Queen of the Philistines.
Maksaba in Kebra Nagast 81
The Kebra Nagast 81:2
And her son said unto her, " Nay, I will neither forsake thee, my mother, nor Maksaba my mother, and I will be king here...
2nd her son said unto her, " Nay, I will neither forsake thee, my mother, nor Maksaba my mother, and I will be king here." And one day the two youths were drunk after [their] meal was ended, and the doors were shut. And the two women were sitting together about to eat flesh, and the two youths were playing before them, and they ate with them, and a maidservant held the dish between them.
Did You Know?
Maksaba was the wife of Kwolason, King of the Philistines, and the sister of Delilah in the Kebra Nagast.
Maksaba was six months with child when Samson killed her husband in the house, along with his household.
Because no Philistine warriors survived, Maksaba ruled those who were left until her son was born.
Her son Tebreles was seated on his father's throne and was later beheaded by Samson's son over a piece of meat.
Maksaba stopped Delilah from killing the boy, gave him royal purple, and told the stewards their king was sick.