Topic
Mattan
4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 2 Kings 11:18Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A priest of Baal killed in the idol's temple at Jerusalem
And 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.
- Jeremiah 38:1Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Father of Shephatiah
Then 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,
- 2 Chronicles 23:17Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A priest of Baal killed in the idol's temple at Jerusalem
Then 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.
- Matthew 1:15Easton
And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
Gift. (1.) A priest of Baal, slain before his altar during the reformation under Jehoiada (2 Kings 11:18).
(2.) The son of Eleazar, and father of Jacob, who was the father of Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary (Matt. 1:15).
(3.) The father of Shephatiah (Jer. 38:1).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
- The priest of Baal slain before his altars in the idol temple at Jerusalem. (2 Kings 11:18; 2 Chronicles 23:17) He probably accompanied Athalia from Samaria.
- The father of Shephatiah. (Jeremiah 38:1)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
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.