Mattithiah
“Gift of Jehovah”
Summary
Mattithiah is a Hebrew name meaning 'gift of Jehovah,' borne by several men in the Old Testament including Levitical musicians and one who supported Ezra's public reading of the Law.
☩Levitical Musicians
The most prominent Mattithiah was appointed by David as chief of the fourteenth section of Temple musicians, being one of the sons of the Levite Jeduthun. He served with harps and was among those who ministered before the ark to 'celebrate and to thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel.' He is probably the same Mattithiah who was among the Levitical wardens assigned to perform sacred anthems when the ark was brought to Jerusalem around 1043 BC.
☩Other Bearers
Another Mattithiah was the eldest son of Shallum, a Korahite Levite who had charge of the baked offerings prepared in pans for the Temple after the return from exile. A third was among those Israelites from the families of Nebo who divorced their foreign wives in response to Ezra's reforms. Finally, a man named Mattithiah stood at Ezra's right hand on a wooden platform while he read the Law to the assembled people at the Water Gate.
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References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Mattithiah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. V (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Mattithiah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.George Morrish, "Mattithiah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).