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Mattaniah

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The source enumerates 3 distinct subjects under Mattaniah. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.A Levite, son of Heman, the chief of the ninth class of temple singers (1 Chr.
  2. 2.A Levite who assisted in purifying the temple at the reformation under Hezekiah (2 Chr.
  3. 3.The original name of Zedekiah (q.v.), the last of the kings of Judah (2 Kings 24:17).

Gift of Jehovah.

  1. Mattaniah (1)

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    A Levite, son of Heman, the chief of the ninth class of temple singers (1 Chr. 25:4, 16).

  2. Mattaniah (2)

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    A Levite who assisted in purifying the temple at the reformation under Hezekiah (2 Chr. 29:13).

  3. Mattaniah (3)

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    The original name of Zedekiah (q.v.), the last of the kings of Judah (2 Kings 24:17). He was the third son of Josiah, who fell at Megiddo. He succeeded his nephew Jehoiakin.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(gift of Jehovah).

The original name of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was changed when Nebuchadnezzar placed him on the throne. (2 Kings 24:17) A Levite singer of the sons of Asaph. (1 Chronicles 9:15) He was leader of the temple choir after its restoration, (Nehemiah 11:17; 12:8) in the time of Nehemiah, and took part in the musical service which accompanied the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 12:25,35) A descendant of Asaph, and ancestor of Jahaziel the Levite, in the reign of Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 20:14) One of the sons of Elam. (Ezra 10:26) One of the sons of Zattu. (Ezra 10:27) A descendant of Pahath-moab, (Ezra 10:30) and One of the sons of Bani. (Ezra 10:37) who all put away their foreign wives at Ezra’s command. A Levite, father of Zaccur and ancestor of Hanan the under-treasurer who had charge of the offerings for the Levites in the time of Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 13:13) One of the fourteen sons of Heman, whose office it was to blow the horns in the temple service appointed by David. (1 Chronicles 25:4,16) A descendant of Asaph the Levite minstrel, who assisted in the purification of the temple in the reign of Hezekiah. (2 Chronicles 29:13)

In the Bible

16

Verses where Mattaniah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 9:15

    Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

  • 1 Chronicles 25:4

    From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

  • 1 Chronicles 25:16

    the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

  • 2 Chronicles 20:14

    Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:13

    Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;

  • 2 Kings 24:17

    Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.

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Scripture on Mattaniah

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Entries that reference Mattaniah

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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