MATTANIAH

(Mat·ta·niʹah) [gift of Jehovah].

1. A Levite, a son of Heman, of Asaph’s family. He was selected by lot to head the ninth service group of Levitical musicians as arranged by David.—1 Chron. 25:1, 4, 8, 9, 16.

2. A Levite of the sons of Asaph living in the time of King Jehoshaphat. (2 Chron. 20:14) He may be the Mattaniah mentioned in 1 Chronicles 9:15 and Nehemiah 13:13. It may be another Mattaniah or the representative of that house that is mentioned in Nehemiah 12:8; compare Nehemiah 11:17, 22; 12:25.

3. A Levite descendant of Asaph who assisted in cleansing the house of Jehovah in King Hezekiah’s time.—2 Chron. 29:12-16.

4. A son of King Josiah and the uncle of King Jehoiachin. He was put on the throne of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who changed his name to Zedekiah.—2 Ki. 24:15-17; see ZEDEKIAH.

5. An Israelite among the “sons of Elam” who sent away foreign wives.—Ezra 10:25, 26, 44.

6. An Israelite among the “sons of Zattu” who sent away foreign wives.—Ezra 10:25, 27, 44.

7. An Israelite among the “sons of Pahath-moab” who sent away foreign wives.—Ezra 10:25, 30, 44.

8. An Israelite among the “sons of Bani” who sent away foreign wives.—Ezra 10:25, 34, 37, 44.