The meaning of Mattithiah in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

mat-i-thi'-a (mattithyah, or mattithyahu, "gift of Yah"):

(1) The Mattithiah of Nehemiah 8:4 (1st spelling) was one of those who stood at Ezra's right hand while he read the law (compare 1 Esdras 9:43). He may be the individual set over "things that were baked in pans" (I Chronicles 9:31).

(2) One of those appointed by David to minister before the ark, and to "celebrate and to thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel" (I Chronicles 16:4-5).

(3) One of those who had foreign wives (Ezra 10:43). In 1 Esdras 9:35, "Mazitias."

(4) One of the Levites who ministered before the ark with harps I Chronicles 15:18, I Chronicles 15:21; I Chronicles 25:3, I Chronicles 25:11, 2nd spelling).

Henry Wallace


See more on the meaning of Mattithiah in the Bible:
Mattithiah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

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