Person Old Testament
Mattithiah
Mattithiah, a Levite, served as a musician during the time of King David. Mentioned in 5 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 15:18.
Why it matters. Levite musician during the time of David.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Mattithiah
Mattithiah was a Levite who served as a musician during the reign of King David. He was among the Levites appointed by David to lead the music and praise in the tabernacle (1Ch.15.18, 21). Mattithiah is specifically mentioned as a harpist, playing the harp to accompany the singing of psalms and hymns (1Ch.16.5). He was also one of the sons of Jeduthun, a chief musician in David's court, and was responsible for leading the fourteenth division of musicians (1Ch.25.3, 21). Mattithiah's role as a musician highlights the importance of worship and the use of music in the Israelite religious practices during David's reign.
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.
- Parents
- Jeduthun
Appears in Scripture
Named in 5 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.