Lexical Definition

‎מַתַּנְיָה‎ Mattanyâh (mat-tan-yaw') Mattaniah ^N:N-M-P
or מַתַּנְיָהוּ Mattanyâhûw (mat-tan-yaw'-hoo); from ‎מַתָּן‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; gift of Jah

Mattaniah.

• § Mattaniah = "gift of Jehovah"
• Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites

1) the original name of the last king of Judah before the captivity; also known as 'Zedekiah'
2) a Levite, son of Heman, whose office was to blow the horns in the temple service as appointed by David
3) a Levite of the family of Asaph
4) a Levite of the family of Asaph who assisted in the purification of the temple in the reign of Hezekiah
5) a Levite of the family of Asaph who took part in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem; leader of the temple choir
6) a Levite, descendant of Asaph and ancestor of Jahaziel in the time of Jehoshaphat
7) another Levite in the time of Nehemiah
8) a Levite, father of Zaccur and ancestor of Hanan the under-treasurer who had charge of the offerings in the time of Nehemiah
9) a man of the sons of Elam who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra
10) a man of the sons of Zattu who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra
11) a man descended from Pahath-moab who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra
12) a man of the sons of Bani who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.20.14
• father of: Jeiel (יְעִיאֵל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ‎, ‎מַתַּנְיָה‎ proper name, masculine (compare Gray^{Prop. N. 294, No. 82}); — ᵐ5 Μαθθας, Μανθανιας, Ματθανιας, etc.; —

1. ‎מַתַּנְיָה‎, last king of Judah, name changed to Zedekiah 2Kgs 24:17.

2. ‎מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ‎, Levite name:
a. son of Heman 1Chr 25:4.
b. Asaphite 1Chr 25:16.
c. id., 2Chr 29:13 (Hezekiah's time).

3. ‎מַתַּנְיָה‎, Levite name:
a. Asaphite 1Chr 9:15; Neh 11:17; Neh 11:22; Neh 12:8; Neh 12:35, perhaps = 2 b, c (but much confusion and uncertainty; e.g. ‎׳‎‎מ‎ is of Hezekiah's time 2Chr 29:13, and 4th generation before Nehemiah, Neh 11:12; Neh 12:35 while contemporary of Zerubbabel Neh 12:8 and of Nehemiah Neh 11:17).
b. other Levites: (1) 2Chr 20:14, (2) Neh 12:25, (3) Neh 13:13.

4. ‎מַתַּנְיָה‎, name of several who took strange wives:
a. Ezra 10:26.
b. vEzra 10:27.
c. vEzra 10:30.
d. vEzra 10:37.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Father of Jeiel • Levite, grandfather of Jahaziel, who prophesied during Jehoshaphat's reign.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Mattaniah, a Levite, was the grandfather of Jahaziel, who prophesied during King Jehoshaphat's reign (2Ch.20.14).

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.20.14;
• only referred to as Mattaniah מַתַּנְיָה;
• father of Jeiel יְעִיאֵל.

Mattaniah was a Levite who lived during the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. He was the grandfather of Jahaziel, a Levite who was filled with the Spirit of the Lord and prophesied before the king and the people of Judah. Jahaziel encouraged Jehoshaphat and the people not to fear the approaching armies of the Moabites, Ammonites, and Meunites, assuring them that the battle belonged to the Lord. As a result, Jehoshaphat and the people worshipped the Lord, and the next day, they witnessed the Lord's deliverance as their enemies turned against each other (2 Chronicles 20:14-24). Mattaniah is only mentioned in this context as the father of the prophet Jahaziel.

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