Topic
Mahath
4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- 1 Chronicles 6:35Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Name of two descendants of Kohath
The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
- 2 Chronicles 29:12Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Name of two descendants of Kohath
¶ Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the…
- 2 Chronicles 31:13Smith · ISBE · Nave Name of two descendants of Kohath
And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler…
- 1 Chronicles 6:25ISBE
And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Grasping. (1.) A Kohathite Levite, father of Elkanah (1 Chr. 6:35).
(2.) Another Kohathite Levite, of the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 29:12).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
- A Zohathite of the house of Korah. (1 Chronicles 6:35)
- Also a Kohathite, in the reign of Hezekiah. (2 Chronicles 29:12; 31:13)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 9 references
ma'-hath (machath, "snatching"; Meth):
(1) One of the Kohathites having charge of the "service of song" in David's time, son of Amasai (1Ch 6:35). Possibly the same as Ahimoth (1Ch 6:25). He seems also to be the same as the person named in 2Ch 29:12 during Hezekiah's time, though it is probable there is some confusion in the narrative. He is there represented as taking part in the new covenant of Hezekiah and the cleansing of the Lord's house.
(2) One of the overseers of the temple under Conaniah and Shimei (2Ch 31:13); three passages of Scripture give the name, but it is difficult to individuate these because the genealogy identifies the two first named (1Ch 6:35; 2Ch 29:12), while the chronology seems to divide them--one in David's day, the other in Hezekiah's. It is not, however, impossible to identify the man of 2Ch 29:12 with him of 2Ch 31:13. Possibly the genealogy has been mistakenly repeated in 2Ch 29:12.
Henry Wallace
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.