Person Old Testament
Mattan
Mattan, a priest of Baal, was killed during Jehoiada's religious reforms. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Kings 11:18.
Why it matters. Priest of Baal, killed during Jehoiada's reforms.
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Mattan
Mattan was a priest of Baal during the reign of Athaliah, the queen mother of Judah. When Jehoiada the priest led a revolt to overthrow Athaliah and restore the rightful king, Joash, to the throne, the temple of Baal was destroyed. Mattan, as a priest of Baal, was killed in front of the altars of his pagan temple (2Ki.11.18; 2Ch.23.17). This event marked a significant moment in Jehoiada's religious reforms, which aimed to restore the worship of the Lord and eliminate idolatry in Judah.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.