Bible Strands
Mattithiah
the name means gift of Jah Strong's Lexicon
Mattithiah, a Levite, served as a musician during the time of King David.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Gift of Jehovah. (1.) One of the sons of Jeduthun (1 Chr. 25:3, 21).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Jeduthun
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 1 Chronicles 15:18.
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Verses that name Mattithiah
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
- 1 Chronicles 15:21 And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
- 1 Chronicles 16:5 Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals
- 1 Chronicles 25:3 From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 25:21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;