Mattithiah
Mattithiah, a Levite, served as a musician during the time of King David.
MaleSingerTribe of LeviUnited Monarchy eraOld Testament1 book5 verses
Summary
A musician from the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 15:18; only referred to as Mattithiah (מַתִּתְיָ֫הוּ); son of Jeduthun; a brother of Obed-edom, Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah.
Glossary entries
Family members
- Father
Alternative names
- מַתִּתְיָ֫הוּMattithiah
Mentions
- …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.
- And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
- 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
- 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.
- …the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;