Michri is called “Machir” in the Septuagint and the Syriac. Probably the positions of the Hebrew consonants resh (“r”) and yod (“i”) were reversed during the transmission of the text. However, no modern version consulted changes the spelling of this name.

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Chronicles, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2014. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .