Hanani
A musician in the temple during David's reign.
A written article for Hanani is still to come. Below and alongside: where Hanani appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.
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1100 BC1000 BC
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Hananic. 1000 BC
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חֲנָנִי hananiH2607
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Where Hanani appears in Scripture
וַיְהִי דְבַר-יְהוָה אֶל-יֵהוּא בֶן-חֲנָנִי עַל-בַּעְשָׁא לֵאמֹֽר׃
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
וְגַם בְּיַד-יֵהוּא בֶן-חֲנָנִי הַנָּבִיא דְּבַר-יְהוָה הָיָה אֶל-בַּעְשָׁא וְאֶל-בֵּיתוֹ וְעַל כָּל-הָֽרָעָה׀ אֲשֶׁר-עָשָׂה׀ בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה לְהַכְעִיסוֹ בְּמַֽעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו לִֽהְיוֹת כְּבֵית יָֽרָבְעָם וְעַל אֲשֶׁר-הִכָּה אֹתֽוֹ׃
And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.
לְהֵימָן בְּנֵי הֵימָן בֻּקִּיָּהוּ מַתַּנְיָהוּ עֻזִּיאֵל שְׁבוּאֵל וִֽירִימוֹת חֲנַנְיָה חֲנָנִי אֱלִיאָתָה גִדַּלְתִּי וְרֹמַמְתִּי עֶזֶר יָשְׁבְּקָשָׁה מַלּוֹתִי הוֹתִיר מַחֲזִיאֹֽת׃
Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
לִשְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר לַֽחֲנָנִי בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר׃
The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
וּבָעֵת הַהִיא בָּא חֲנָנִי הָֽרֹאֶה אֶל-אָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו בְּהִשָּׁעֶנְךָ עַל-מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם וְלֹא נִשְׁעַנְתָּ עַל-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ עַל-כֵּן נִמְלַט חֵיל מֶֽלֶךְ-אֲרָם מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃
And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.
וַיֵּצֵא אֶל-פָּנָיו יֵהוּא בֶן-חֲנָנִי הַֽחֹזֶה וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט הֲלָֽרָשָׁע לַעְזֹר וּלְשֹֽׂנְאֵי יְהוָה תֶּֽאֱהָב וּבָזֹאת עָלֶיךָ קֶּצֶף מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָֽה׃
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט הָרִֽאשֹׁנִים וְהָאַֽחֲרֹנִים הִנָּם כְּתוּבִים בְּדִבְרֵי יֵהוּא בֶן-חֲנָנִי אֲשֶׁר הֹֽעֲלָה עַל-סֵפֶר מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
וַיָּבֹא חֲנָנִי אֶחָד מֵֽאַחַי הוּא וַֽאֲנָשִׁים מִֽיהוּדָה וָֽאֶשְׁאָלֵם עַל-הַיְּהוּדִים הַפְּלֵיטָה אֲשֶֽׁר-נִשְׁאֲרוּ מִן-הַשֶּׁבִי וְעַל-יְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
וָֽאֲצַוֶּה אֶת-חֲנָנִי אָחִי וְאֶת-חֲנַנְיָה שַׂר הַבִּירָה עַל-יְרֽוּשָׁלִָם כִּי-הוּא כְּאִישׁ אֱמֶת וְיָרֵא אֶת-הָֽאֱלֹהִים מֵֽרַבִּֽים׃
That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
וְֽאֶחָיו שְֽׁמַעְיָה וַֽעֲזַרְאֵל מִֽלֲלַי גִּֽלֲלַי מָעַי נְתַנְאֵל וִֽיהוּדָה חֲנָנִי בִּכְלֵי-שִׁיר דָּוִיד אִישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים וְעֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃
And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.