Mahath (father of Elkanah)

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A son of Amasai who was an ancestor of Samuel and father to Elkanah (1 Chr 6:35). He is not the same as the Mahath, son of Amasai, mentioned in 2 Chr 29:12 and 31:13.

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Mahath, Son of Elkanah

Mahath, Father of Elkanah (מַחַת‎, machath). A son of Amasai who was an ancestor of Samuel and father to Elkanah (1 Chr 6:35). He is not the same as the Mahath, son of Amasai, mentioned in 2 Chr 29:12 and 31:13.

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Mahath (Person)

MAHATH (PERSON) [Heb maḥat (מַחַת)]. A Levite, the son of Amasai, and one of those who consecrated himself and went in to cleanse the house of the Lord according to King Hezekiah’s command (2 Chr 29:12; cf. 31:13). At 1 Chr 6:5—Eng 6:20—Mahath appears in some versions (e.g., RSV, JB), although Jahath

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Mahath

Mahath. 1. Levite, son of Amasai, and ancestor of Heman the temple singer in David’s time (1 Chr 6:35).2. Levite who assisted in the cleansing of the temple during Hezekiah’s time (2 Chr 29:12). He was appointed an overseer of “the contributions, the tithes and the dedicated things” (31:13).

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Mahath

MAHATH1. Levite, son of Amasai, and ancestor of Heman the temple singer in David’s time (1 Chr 6:35).2. Levite who assisted in the cleansing of the temple during Hezekiah’s time (2 Chr 29:12). He was appointed an overseer of the contributions, the tithes, and the things dedicated to God (31:13).

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Mahath

Mahath (may´hath), a Levite, the father of Elkanah. He participated in the cleansing of the temple during Hezekiah’s reforms (2 Chron. 29:12) and later shared the responsibility of collecting the temple offerings (31:13). He may be the same Levite who belonged to the Kohath line (1 Chron. 6:35). Some

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Mahath

MAHATH1. A descendant of Kohath the son of Levi and an ancestor of Samuel the prophet, and of Heman, a Levitical singer in the time of David (1 Chr 6:35).2. A Levite and an overseer of the tithes and dedicated things in the temple in the reign of Hezekiah (2 Chr 31:13). Probably he should be identified

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Mahath

Mahath (Heb. maḥaṯ)1. A Kohathite Levite, son of Amasai and ancestor of Samuel and the temple singer Heman (1 Chr. 6:35 [MT 20]).2. The son of Amasai; a Kohathite Levite who participated in Hezekiah’s cleansing of the temple (2 Chr. 29:12). He was an overseer of the temple contributions (2 Chr. 31:13).

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Mahath

Ma´hath (grasping).1. A Kohathite of the house of Korah. 1 Chron. 6:35.2. Also a Kohathite, in the reign of Hezekiah. 2 Chron. 29:12; 31:13.

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Mahath

MA´HATH (maʹhath).1. A Kohathite, son of Amasai and father of Elkanah, in the ancestry of Heman (1 Chron. 6:35), before 1000 b.c.2. Another Kohathite, who, with his brother Levites, took part in the restoration of the Temple under Hezekiah (2 Chron. 29:12) and was afterward appointed one of the overseers

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Mahath

Mahath—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).

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