Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Gift. (1.) A priest of Baal, slain before his altar during the reformation under Jehoiada (2 Kings 11:18). (2.) The son of Eleazar, and father of Jacob, who was the father of Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary (Matt. 1:15). (3.) The father of Shephatiah (Jer. 38:1).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(a gift).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
MAT'TAN (a gift). One of Baal's priests, who was slain before his idolatrous altar at the deposition of Athaliah. 2 Kgs 11:18; 2 Chr 23:17. The father of Shephatiah, who wished to put Jeremiah to death. Jer 38:1.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
Mattana, Mattenai, gifts; rains