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

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

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

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

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