Mattithiah

1. Levite and Shallum’s firstborn son, who was in charge of making the baked cakes that accompanied the offerings in the temple (1 Chr 9:31).

2. Musician appointed by the Levites to play the lyre, along with five others, when the ark was brought to Jerusalem in David’s time (1 Chr 15:18, 21; 16:5).

3. One of Jeduthun’s six sons, who was a musician in David’s time (1 Chr 25:3, 21); perhaps identifiable with #2 above.

4. Nebo’s son, who divorced his foreign wife as commanded by Ezra (Ezr 10:43).

5. One who stood to Ezra’s right when Ezra read the law to the people after the exile (Neh 8:4).