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mat-i-thı̄´a (מתּתיה, mattithyaÌ„h, or מתּתיהוּ, mattithyaÌ„huÌ„, “gift of Yahâ€):
(1) The Mattithiah of (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†().
(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†(, ).
(3) One of those who had foreign wives (). In 1 Esdras 9:35, “Mazitias.â€
(4) One of the Levites who ministered before the ark with harps , ; , , spelling).