Bible Person

Mahath

Meaning: same as Maath · Male · 1 cross reference

This Mahath entry refers to the Kohathite Levite in 2 Chronicles 29:12, not to the overseer in 2 Chronicles 31:13. He belongs to the worship renewal of Judah under Hezekiah. First appears in 2 Chr 29:12.1

AI summary: This Mahath 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 Mahath as a participant in Judah's liturgical renewal.1

Central Figure

Mahath

Meaning: same as Maath

Another Kohathite Levite, of the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr.