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Mattan

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(gift). (1) A priest of Baal (2 Kings 11:18¹⁸And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord. (2 Kings 11:18)). (2) Father of Shephatiah (Jer. 38:1¹Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, (Jeremiah 38:1)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Priest of Baal, slain in the time of Jehoiada (2 Kings 11:18¹⁸And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord. (2 Kings 11:18); 2 Chron. 23:17¹⁷Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. (2 Chronicles 23:17)).

2. Father of Shephatiah (Jer. 38:1¹Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, (Jeremiah 38:1)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

4977 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Mattan

Phonic:

mat-tawn’

Meaning:

the same as 4976; Mattan, the name of a priest of Baal, and of an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Mattan

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a gift

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A gift; death of them:―name of a priest of Baal, also of an Israelite, 2 Kings 11:18. {Donum}