Bani

A Levite musician in the time of David.

A written article for Bani is still to come. Below and alongside: where Bani appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1100 BC
    1000 BC
  • Bani
    c. 1050 BC

Original word

  • בָּנִי bani
    H1137
Relationships
Son: Amzi Father: Shamer Father: Shemer Member of: Tribe of Levi
Citations
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Where Bani appears in Scripture

2 Samuel 23

יִגְאָל בֶּן-נָתָן מִצֹּבָה בָּנִי הַגָּדִֽי׃
36
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

1 Chronicles 6

בֶּן-אַמְצִי בֶן-בָּנִי בֶּן-שָֽׁמֶר׃
46
The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,

1 Chronicles 9

עוּתַי בֶּן-עַמִּיהוּד בֶּן-עָמְרִי בֶּן-אִמְרִי בֶן-‫(בנימן)‬ בָּנִי-מִן-בְּנֵי-פֶרֶץ בֶּן-יְהוּדָֽה׃
4
Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.

Ezra 2

בְּנֵי בָנִי שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃
10
The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.

Ezra 10

וּמִבְּנֵי בָּנִי מְשֻׁלָּם מַלּוּךְ וַֽעֲדָיָה יָשׁוּב וּשְׁאָל ‫(ירמות)‬ וְרָמֽוֹת׃
29
And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
מִבְּנֵי בָנִי מַֽעֲדַי עַמְרָם וְאוּאֵֽל׃
34
Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
וּבָנִי וּבִנּוּי שִׁמְעִֽי׃
38
And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,

Nehemiah 3

אַֽחֲרָיו הֶֽחֱזִיקוּ הַלְוִיִּם רְחוּם בֶּן-בָּנִי עַל-יָדוֹ הֶֽחֱזִיק חֲשַׁבְיָה שַׂר-חֲצִי-פֶלֶךְ קְעִילָה לְפִלְכּֽוֹ׃
17
After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.

Nehemiah 8

וְיֵשׁוּעַ וּבָנִי וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה׀ יָמִין עַקּוּב שַׁבְּתַי׀ הֽוֹדִיָּה מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה קְלִיטָא עֲזַרְיָה יֽוֹזָבָד חָנָן פְּלָאיָה וְהַלְוִיִּם מְבִינִים אֶת-הָעָם לַתּוֹרָה וְהָעָם עַל-עָמְדָֽם׃
7
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.

Nehemiah 9

וַיָּקָם עַֽל-מַֽעֲלֵה הַלְוִיִּם יֵשׁוּעַ וּבָנִי קַדְמִיאֵל שְׁבַנְיָה בֻּנִּי שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה בָּנִי כְנָנִי וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל אֶל-יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶֽם׃
4
Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ הַלְוִיִּם יֵשׁוּעַ וְקַדְמִיאֵל בָּנִי חֲשַׁבְנְיָה שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה הֽוֹדִיָּה שְׁבַנְיָה פְתַֽחְיָה קוּמוּ בָּרֲכוּ אֶת-יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם מִן-הָֽעוֹלָם עַד-הָֽעוֹלָם וִיבָֽרְכוּ שֵׁם כְּבוֹדֶךָ וּמְרוֹמַם עַל-כָּל-בְּרָכָה וּתְהִלָּֽה׃
5
Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Nehemiah 10

הֽוֹדִיָּה בָנִי בְּנִֽינוּ׃
13
Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
רָאשֵׁי הָעָם פַּרְעֹשׁ פַּחַת מוֹאָב עֵילָם זַתּוּא בָּנִֽי׃
14
The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,

Nehemiah 11

וּפְקִיד הַלְוִיִּם בִּירוּשָׁלִַם עֻזִּי בֶן-בָּנִי בֶּן-חֲשַׁבְיָה בֶּן-מַתַּנְיָה בֶּן-מִיכָא מִבְּנֵי אָסָף הַמְשֹׁרְרִים לְנֶגֶד מְלֶאכֶת בֵּית-הָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃
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.