Bible Person

Mattaniah

Meaning: gift · Male · 1 cross reference

This Mattaniah entry refers to the Levitical ancestor in 2 Chronicles 20:14 and father of Jeiel, not to the many post-exilic and reform-era figures of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the family background of Jahaziel's prophetic intervention. First appears in 2 Chr 20:14.1

AI summary: This Mattaniah matters because his single cross reference supports the identity of the Levite through whom God speaks comfort to Jehoshaphat's fearful assembly. Even a paternal notice helps root prophetic ministry in remembered lines of service. Taken together, the material presents this Mattaniah as a familial source in Judah's moment of deliverance.1

Central Figure

Mattaniah

Meaning: gift

Children