NETHANIAH

neth-a-ni'-a (nethanyahu, "Yah has given"; Nathanias):

(1) An Asaphite musician (1 Chronicles 25:2,12).

(2) A Levite who accompanied the princes sent by Jehoshaphat to teach in the cities of Judah (2 Chronicles 17:8).

(3) The father of Jehudi (Jeremiah 36:14).

(4) The father of Ishmael, the murderer of Gedaliah (Jeremiah 40:8,14-15; 41, Jeremiah 11 t; 2 Kings 25:23,25). Some manuscripts of Septuagint read here Maththanias.

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.