Mattaniah
Mattaniah, a Levite singer and gatekeeper, served during the time of Nehemiah.
The name Mattaniah means “gift, or hope, of the Lord”
MaleLeviteTribe of LeviExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books4 verses
Summary
A musician from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 9:15; only referred to as Mattaniah (מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ); a son of Mica.
Glossary entries
Family members
- Father
Alternative names
- מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּMattaniah
Mentions
- Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
- Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
- The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.
- Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.