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Mattithiah
Mattithiah
מַתִּתְיָ֫הוּ mat.tit.yah
Mattithiah (Hebrew: מַתִּתְיָ֫הוּ, mat.tit.yah) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. Five men in scripture bear the name; the best attested is a Levite. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Anaiah in Nehemiah 8.
Which Mattithiah?
Five men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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At a glance
- Verses
- 9 across 3 books
- Bearers
- 5 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 9:31 |
| Last appears | Nehemiah 8:4 |
| Cross-references | 110 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Jeiel co-occurrence Appears with Jeiel in 1 Chronicles 15.
- Mikneiah co-occurrence Appears with Mikneiah in 1 Chronicles 15.
- Eliphelehu co-occurrence Appears with Eliphelehu in 1 Chronicles 15.
- Jaaziel co-occurrence Appears with Jaaziel in 1 Chronicles 16.
- Shemiramoth co-occurrence Appears with Shemiramoth in 1 Chronicles 16.
- Jehiel co-occurrence Appears with Jehiel in 1 Chronicles 16.
- Eliab co-occurrence Appears with Eliab in 1 Chronicles 16.
- Mishael co-occurrence Appears with Mishael in Nehemiah 8.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18;
son of: Jeduthun (H3038);
brother of: Obed-edom (H5654), Gedaliah (H1436I), Zeri (H6874), Jeshaiah (H3470H), Hashabiah (H2811I)
§ Mattithiah = "gift of Jehovah"
1) a Levite who presided over the offerings
2) a Levite appointed by David to minister in the musical service before the ark
3) one of the family of Nebo who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
4) one of the men who stood at the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people
Mattithiah, a Levite, served as a musician during the time of King David.
The biblical story
Mattithiah was a Levite who served as a musician during the reign of King David. He was among the Levites appointed by David to lead the music and praise in the tabernacle (1Ch.15.18, 21). Mattithiah is specifically mentioned as a harpist, playing the harp to accompany the singing of psalms and hymns (1Ch.16.5). He was also one of the sons of Jeduthun, a chief musician in David's court, and was responsible for leading the fourteenth division of musicians (1Ch.25.3, 21). Mattithiah's role as a musician highlights the importance of worship and the use of music in the Israelite religious practices during David's reign.
Key verses
Mattithiah appears in 5 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
1 Chronicles 15:18 -
And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
1 Chronicles 15:21 -
Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed–edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
1 Chronicles 16:5 -
Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
1 Chronicles 25:3 -
The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
1 Chronicles 25:21
Show all 5 references
1 Chronicles (5)
- 1 Chronicles 15:18
- 1 Chronicles 15:21
- 1 Chronicles 16:5
- 1 Chronicles 25:3
- 1 Chronicles 25:21