Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 9:31
And Mattithiah, [one] of the Levites, who [was] the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.
31, 32. Other Levitical Duties
31. who was the firstborn of Shallum ] In 1Ch 26:2 the firstborn of Meshelemiah (= Shallum) is called Zechariah. Probably Mattithiah and Zechariah represent each a household belonging to an elder branch of the great family of Shallum.
made in the pans ] R.V. baked in pans. Cp. 1Ch 23:29.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Mattithiah … the first-born of Shallum the Korahite – This Shallum would seem to be the person mentioned in 1Ch 9:19, whose actual first-born was Zechariah 1Ch 26:2. Mattithiah may have been his eldest lineal descendant at the time here spoken of.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
i.e. Was to take care that fine flour might be provided and kept safely and well, that when occasion required they might make cakes in pans to be offered to the Lord; of which See Poole “Lev 2:5“.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite,…. Of whom see 1Ch 9:19,
had the set office over the things that were made in the pans; the meat offerings that were made in pans; and so had the care of the fine flour, oil, and frankincense used in them, which he delivered to the priests when necessary, see Le 2:5, the Septuagint version is,
“over the works of the sacrifice of the pan of the high priest;”
as if it respected peculiarly his meat offering, Le 6:20, we read in the Misnah y of the offerings of the high priest, as expressed by this word, which it signifies, and not pans, but what was fried in them z; and Ben Melech on the place says, this man was an high priest who offered every day the tenth part of an ephah in a pan, half of it in the morning, and half of it in the evening, according to Le 6:20, but that cannot be, for certain it is he was a Levite, as the text expresses it.
y Menachot, c. 11. sect. 3. & Tamid, c. 1. sect. 3. z Vid. Sheringham. in Misn. Yoma, c. 2. sect. 3. p. 16.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(31) The narrative returns to the functions of the Levites. And Mattithiah, one of the Levites (he was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite), was (or is) in fixed charge over the making of the pancakes.
Mattithiah . . . firstborn of Shallum the Korahite.The son of Shallum, or Meshelemiah, is called Zechariah (1Ch. 26:2). If Zechariah was the chief branch of Shallum in the days of David, Mattithiah may have been so in the time of the chronicler or of his authority here.
Had the set office.In other words, the duty of baking the sacred cakes for the meat offerings was hereditary in this branch of the family of Shallum.
Things that were made in the pansi.e., pancakes. The Hebrew term (hbittim) occurs here only, but its meaning is fixed by the related word baking-pan (Eze. 4:3; mahbath).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
31. Things that were made in the pans The meat or bread offerings. See on Lev 2:4-7.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
in the pans = on the flat plates.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Shallum: 1Ch 9:17, 1Ch 9:19
set office: or, trust, 1Ch 9:22, 1Ch 9:26
in the pans: or, on flat plates, or slices, Lev 2:5, Lev 2:7, Lev 6:21
Reciprocal: 1Ch 23:29 – for the showbread