Bani בָּנִי
A Levite musician in the time of David.
Biography
Bani is briefly mentioned in 1Ch.6.46 as a Levite who served as a musician during the reign of King David. The context of the passage is a genealogy of the Levites, specifically the family of Merari, one of the three main Levitical clans. Bani is listed as the son of Shemer (or 'Shamer') and the father of Amzi. The Levites were responsible for assisting the priests in the tabernacle and temple worship, and many of them were appointed as musicians (1Ch.15.16-24). Bani's inclusion in this genealogy suggests that he was part of a family line that served in this musical role.
Family
In Scripture
1 biblical book1 Chronicles 1 verse
- 1 Chronicles 6:46
"the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,"
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | בָּנִי | H1137H |
Bani
(3) A Judahite whose son lived in Jerusalem after the captivity (1Ch 9:4).
(4) The descendants of Bani (called Binnui, Ne 7:15) returned with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:10) and had taken "strange wives" (Ezr 10:29).
(5) Bani who had taken a "strange wife" (Ezr 10:38) mentioned with his brothers, the sons of Bani who also had taken "strange wives" (Ezr 10:34).
(6) Son of Bani, a Levite and builder (Ne 3:17).
(7) Bani, who instructed the people at Ezra's time (Ne 8:7).
(8) Three Levites mentioned in connection with the temple worship at Ezra's time (Ne 9:4,5).
(9) A Levite who sealed the covenant with Ne (Ne 10:13).
(10) A leader of the people who also signed the covenant (Ne 10:14).
(11) One whose son Uzzi was overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem (Ne 11:22).
See BINNUI.
A. L. Breslich
ba-ni'-as (B, Banias; A, Bani; the King James Version Banid (1 Esdras 8:36)): An ancestor of Salimoth. The descendants of Banias returned with Ezra to Jerusalem. The name is omitted (