Or more properly Mattan - Jah - - Gift of the Lord. A man’s name, chief of the family of the Levites, 1 Chron. xxv. 16.
Mattani’ah. (gift of Jehovah).
1. The original name of Zedekiah, king of Judah, which was changed when Nebuchadnezzar placed him on the throne. 2Ki 24:17.
2. A Levite singer of the sons of Asaph. 1Ch 9:15. He was leader of the Temple choir after its restoration, Neh 11:17; Neh 12:8, in the time of Nehemiah, and took part in the musical service which accompanied the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. Neh 12:25; Neh 12:35.
3. A descendant of Asaph, and ancestor of Jahazie, l the Levite, in the reign of Jehoshaphat. 2Ch 20:14.
4. One of the sons of Elam. Ezr 10:26.
5. One of the sons of Zattu. Ezr 10:27.
6. A descendant of Pahath-moab, Ezr 10:30, and
7. One of the sons of Bani, Ezr 10:37, who all put away their foreign wives at Ezra’s command.
8. 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. Neh 13:13.
9. One of the fourteen sons of Heman, whose office it was to blow the horns in the Temple service appointed by David. 1Ch 25:4; 1Ch 25:16.
10. A descendant of Asaph, the Levite minstrel, who assisted in the purification of the Temple in the reign of Hezekiah. 2Ch 29:13.
("gift of Jehovah".)
1. King Zedekiah’s (Jehovah’s justice) original name, changed when Nebuchadnezzar put him on the throne instead of his nephew Jehoiachin (2Ki 24:17).
2. 1Ch 9:15-16, "keeper of the thresholds." Son of Micha or Michaiah (Neh 11:27; Neh 12:8; Neh 12:28-29; Neh 12:25; Neh 12:35); lived in the Netophathite villages of the singers near Jerusalem. As leader of the temple choir he took part in the music at the dedication of the wall.
3. 2Ch 20:14.
4. Ezr 10:26.
5. Ezr 10:26-27.
6. Ezr 10:30.
7. Ezr 10:37
8. Neh 13:13.
9. 1Ch 25:4-5; 1Ch 25:7; 1Ch 25:16.
10. 2Ch 29:13.
[Mattani’ah]
1. Original name of Zedekiah king of Judah. 2Ki 24:17.
2. Son of Micah, a Levite. 1Ch 9:15; Neh 11:17; Neh 11:22; Neh 12:8; Neh 12:25; Neh 12:35.
3. Son of Heman: engaged in the service of song. 1Ch 25:4; 1Ch 25:16.
4. Descendant of Asaph. 2Ch 20:14.
5. Descendant of Asaph in the time of Hezekiah. 2Ch 29:13.
6-9. Four who had married strange wives. Ezr 10:26-27; Ezr 10:30; Ezr 10:37.
10. Ancestor of Hanan, who assisted Nehemiah. Neh 13:13.
See ZEDEKIAH:
MATTANIAH.—1. The original name of king Zedekiah (2Ki 24:17). 2. An Asaphite (1Ch 9:18), leader of the Temple choir (Neh 11:17; Neh 12:8), door-keeper (Neh 12:25; Neh 12:35). 3. Mattaniah in 2Ch 20:14 should probably be identified with the preceding. 4. 5. 6. 7. Four of those who had married foreign wives, Ezr 10:26 (called in 1Es 9:27 Matthanias), 1Es 9:27 (called in l Est 9:28 Othonias), Est 9:30 (called in 1Es 9:31 Matthanias), 1Es 9:37 (combined in 1Es 9:31 with the following Mattenai into Mamnitanemus). 8. A Levite who had charge of the offerings (Neh 13:18). 9. A Hemanite (1Ch 25:4; 1Ch 25:18). 10. An Asaphite (2Ch 29:13).
(1) King Zedekiah’s original name, but changed by Nebuchadnezzar when he made him king over Judah instead of his nephew Jehoiachin (2Ki 24:17).
(2) A descendant of Asaph (1Ch 9:15), leader of the temple choir (Neh 11:17; Neh 12:8). Mentioned among the “porters,” keepers of “the storehouses of the gates” (Neh 12:25), and again in Neh 12:35 as among the “priests’ sons with trumpets.”
(3) May be the same as (2), though in 2Ch 20:14 he is mentioned as an ancestor of that Jahaziel whose inspired words in the midst of the congregation encouraged Jehoshaphat to withstand the invasion of Moab, Ammon and Seir (2Ch 20:14 ff).
(4-7) Four others who had foreign wives, (a) the Matthanias of 1 Esdras 9:27 (Ezr 10:26); (b) the Othonias of 1 Esdras 9:28 (Ezr 10:27); (c) the Matthanias of 1 Esdras 9:31 (Ezr 10:30); (d) the fourth of these in 1 Esdras 9:34 the King James Version has had his name blended into that of Mattenai, and the two appear as the composite name Mamnitanemus (Ezr 10:37). He is a son of Bani.
(8) A Levite, father of Zaccur, ancestor of Hanan the under-treasurer of the Levitical offerings under Nehemiah (Neh 13:13).
(9) One of the sons of Heman the singer, whose office it was to blow the horns in the temple-service as David had appointed it (1Ch 25:4, 1Ch 25:5). He was head of the 9th division of the 12 Levites (1Ch 25:16), who were proficient in the Songs of Yahweh (1Ch 25:7).
(10) One of the sons of Asaph who helped Hezekiah in the fulfilling of his vow to cleanse the house of the Lord (2Ch 29:13).