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What the Bible Says About Mattithiah

Overview

The Bible addresses mattithiah across 8 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 1 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah. Closely related themes include Music, Zechariah, Shemiramoth and Porters. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Ezra.

Key Bible verses about mattithiah

Old Testament

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 9:31

And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans. set: or, trust in: or, on flat plates, or, slices

1 Chronicles 15:18

And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.

1 Chronicles 15:21

And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel. on the: or, on the eighth to oversee

1 Chronicles 16:5

Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; with psalteries: Heb. with instruments of psalteries and harps

1 Chronicles 25:3

Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD. Zeri: or, Izri

1 Chronicles 25:21

The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

People in the Bible and mattithiah

Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.

In the Bible dictionary

Studying mattithiah for yourself

  • Begin with 1 Chronicles 9:31, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Compare how 1 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah each treat the theme.
  • Consider the lives of Ezra and how their stories intersect with it.
  • Widen the study to related themes: Music, Zechariah, Shemiramoth and Porters.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about mattithiah?

The Bible addresses mattithiah across 8 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 1 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah. Closely related themes include Music, Zechariah, Shemiramoth and Porters. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Ezra.

How many Bible verses are about mattithiah?

The Bible references mattithiah in 8 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention mattithiah?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is 1 Chronicles 9:31: “And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans. set: or, trust in: or, on flat plates, or, slices”

Which people in the Bible are associated with mattithiah?

Ezra.

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