Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,

EZRA 10:37KJV
Know the Bible

Ezra 10:37 (KJV)

What does Ezra 10:37 mean?

Ezra 10:37 lists three individuals—Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau—by name. This verse is part of a longer list identifying specific people involved in the events described in Ezra chapter 10.

In the book of Ezra, the priest Ezra is leading the returned exiles in Jerusalem to address the issue of intermarriage with foreign women, which was seen as a violation of their covenant. Ezra 10:37 simply records the names of three men who were found among those who had taken foreign wives. The verse is factual and serves to document who was involved, reflecting the careful record-keeping of the time.

Where else these words appear

“Mattenai” Hebrew H4982 · used in 3 verses

  • Ezra 10:33 Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
  • Nehemiah 12:19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

“Mattaniah” Hebrew H4983 · used in 16 verses

  • 2 Kings 24:17 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
  • 2 Chronicles 29:13 And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:
  • Nehemiah 11:22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.