Bible Person

Mattaniah

Meaning: gift · Male · 1 cross reference

This Mattaniah entry refers to the Levite assisting in temple purification in 2 Chronicles 29:13, not to the Ezra 10 namesakes or the Nehemiah official. He belongs to the worship renewal of Judah under Hezekiah. First appears in 2 Chr 29:13.1

AI summary: This Mattaniah matters because his single cross reference places him among the Levites who respond when Hezekiah restores the temple to proper use. The entry helps show that reform was carried out through named families and willing servants. Taken together, the material presents this Mattaniah as a participant in Judah's liturgical renewal.1

Central Figure

Mattaniah

Meaning: gift

A Levite who assisted in purifying the temple at the reformation under Hezekiah (2 Chr.