Mattaniah

Son of Heman, a musician in David's court.

A written article for Mattaniah is still to come. Below and alongside: where Mattaniah appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1100 BC
    1000 BC
  • Mattaniah
    c. 1000 BC

Original word

  • מַתַּנְיָה mattaniah
    H4983
Relationships
Father: Heman Brother: Bukkiah Brother: Eliathah Brother: Giddalti Brother: Hanani Brother: Hananiah Brother: Hothir Brother: Jerimoth Brother: Joshbekashah Brother: Mahazioth Brother: Mallothi Brother: Romamti-ezer Brother: Shebuel Brother: Shubael Brother: Uzziel Member of: Tribe of Levi
Citations
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Where Mattaniah appears in Scripture

2 Kings 24

וַיַּמְלֵךְ מֶֽלֶךְ-בָּבֶל אֶת-מַתַּנְיָה דֹדוֹ תַּחְתָּיו וַיַּסֵּב אֶת-שְׁמוֹ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃
17
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

1 Chronicles 9

וּבַקְבַּקַּר חֶרֶשׁ וְגָלָל וּמַתַּנְיָה בֶּן-מִיכָא בֶּן-זִכְרִי בֶּן-אָסָֽף׃
15
And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

1 Chronicles 25

לְהֵימָן בְּנֵי הֵימָן בֻּקִּיָּהוּ מַתַּנְיָהוּ עֻזִּיאֵל שְׁבוּאֵל וִֽירִימוֹת חֲנַנְיָה חֲנָנִי אֱלִיאָתָה גִדַּלְתִּי וְרֹמַמְתִּי עֶזֶר יָשְׁבְּקָשָׁה מַלּוֹתִי הוֹתִיר מַחֲזִיאֹֽת׃
4
Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
הַתְּשִׁיעִי מַתַּנְיָהוּ בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר׃
16
The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

2 Chronicles 20

וְיַֽחֲזִיאֵל בֶּן-זְכַרְיָהוּ בֶּן-בְּנָיָה בֶּן-יְעִיאֵל בֶּן-מַתַּנְיָה הַלֵּוִי מִן-בְּנֵי אָסָף הָֽיְתָה עָלָיו רוּחַ יְהוָה בְּתוֹךְ הַקָּהָֽל׃
14
Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;

2 Chronicles 29

וּמִן-בְּנֵי אֱלִיצָפָן שִׁמְרִי ‫(ויעואל)‬ וִיעִיאֵל וּמִן-בְּנֵי אָסָף זְכַרְיָהוּ וּמַתַּנְיָֽהוּ׃
13
And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:

Ezra 10

וּמִבְּנֵי עֵילָם מַתַּנְיָה זְכַרְיָה וִֽיחִיאֵל וְעַבְדִּי וִֽירֵמוֹת וְאֵֽלִיָּֽה׃
26
And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
וּמִבְּנֵי זַתּוּא אֶלְיֽוֹעֵנַי אֶלְיָשִׁיב מַתַּנְיָה וִֽירֵמוֹת וְזָבָד וַֽעֲזִיזָֽא׃
27
And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
וּמִבְּנֵי פַּחַת מוֹאָב עַדְנָא וּכְלָל בְּנָיָה מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה מַתַּנְיָה בְצַלְאֵל וּבִנּוּי וּמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃
30
And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
מַתַּנְיָה מַתְּנַי ‫(ויעשו)‬ וְיַעֲשָֽׂי׃
37
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,

Nehemiah 11

וּמַתַּנְיָה בֶן-מִיכָה בֶּן-זַבְדִּי בֶן-אָסָף רֹאשׁ הַתְּחִלָּה יְהוֹדֶה לַתְּפִלָּה וּבַקְבֻּקְיָה מִשְׁנֶה מֵֽאֶחָיו וְעַבְדָּא בֶּן-שַׁמּוּעַ בֶּן-גָּלָל בֶּן-‫(ידיתון)‬ יְדוּתֽוּן׃
17
And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
וּפְקִיד הַלְוִיִּם בִּירוּשָׁלִַם עֻזִּי בֶן-בָּנִי בֶּן-חֲשַׁבְיָה בֶּן-מַתַּנְיָה בֶּן-מִיכָא מִבְּנֵי אָסָף הַמְשֹׁרְרִים לְנֶגֶד מְלֶאכֶת בֵּית-הָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃
22
The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.

Nehemiah 12

וְהַלְוִיִּם יֵשׁוּעַ בִּנּוּי קַדְמִיאֵל שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה יְהוּדָה מַתַּנְיָה עַֽל-הֻיְּדוֹת הוּא וְאֶחָֽיו׃
8
Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
מַתַּנְיָה וּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָה עֹֽבַדְיָה מְשֻׁלָּם טַלְמוֹן עַקּוּב שֹֽׁמְרִים שֽׁוֹעֲרִים מִשְׁמָר בַּֽאֲסֻפֵּי הַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃
25
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
וּמִבְּנֵי הַכֹּֽהֲנִים בַּחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת זְכַרְיָה בֶן-יֽוֹנָתָן בֶּן-שְׁמַֽעְיָה בֶּן-מַתַּנְיָה בֶּן-מִיכָיָה בֶּן-זַכּוּר בֶּן-אָסָֽף׃
35
And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:

Nehemiah 13

וָאֽוֹצְרָה עַל-אֽוֹצָרוֹת שֶֽׁלֶמְיָה הַכֹּהֵן וְצָדוֹק הַסּוֹפֵר וּפְדָיָה מִן-הַלְוִיִּם וְעַל-יָדָם חָנָן בֶּן-זַכּוּר בֶּן-מַתַּנְיָה כִּי נֶֽאֱמָנִים נֶחְשָׁבוּ וַֽעֲלֵיהֶם לַֽחֲלֹק לַֽאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃
13
And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.