Person Old Testament
Mattaniah
Mattaniah, a Levite, was the grandfather of Jahaziel, who prophesied during King Jehoshaphat's reign. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 20:14.
Why it matters. Levite, grandfather of Jahaziel, who prophesied during Jehoshaphat's reign.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Mattaniah
Mattaniah was a Levite who lived during the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. He was the grandfather of Jahaziel, a Levite who was filled with the Spirit of the Lord and prophesied before the king and the people of Judah. Jahaziel encouraged Jehoshaphat and the people not to fear the approaching armies of the Moabites, Ammonites, and Meunites, assuring them that the battle belonged to the Lord. As a result, Jehoshaphat and the people worshipped the Lord, and the next day, they witnessed the Lord's deliverance as their enemies turned against each other (2Ch.20.14-24). Mattaniah is only mentioned in this context as the father of the prophet Jahaziel.
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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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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- Jeiel
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Chronicles (1 verse)