Reference: Bani

(1) built. (1.) 1Ch 6:46. (2.) One of David's thirty-seven warriors, a Gadite (2Sa 23:36). (3.) Ezr 2:10; 10:29,34,38. (4.) A Levite who was prominent in the reforms on the return from Babylon (Ne 8:7; 9:4-5). His son Rehum took part in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem (Ne 3:17).

1. 2Sa 23:36.

2. 1Ch 6:46.

3. 1Ch 9:4.

4. Ezr 2:10; 10:29,34.

5. Ne 3:17; 8:7; 9:4; 10:13; 11:22.

1. A Gadite, one of David's heroes (2Sa 23:36). 2. 3. 4. Levites (1Ch 6:46; Ne 3:17; cf. Ne 8:7 [= Binnui of Ezr 8:33 and Ne 10:9]). 5. A Judahite (1Ch 9:4). 6. Head of a family of exiles that returned (Ezr 2:10 [= Binnui of Ne 7:15] Ne 10:29,14). 7. One of those who had married a foreign wife (Ezr 10:28).

Cf. Binnui.

. Ba'ni

1. One of David's thirty valiant men, a Gadite. 2Sa 23:36.

2. Son of Shamer, a descendant of Merari. 1Ch 6:46.

3. Descendant of Pharez, son of Judah. 1Ch 9:4.

4, etc. Several whose descendants returned from exile, some of whom had married strange wives. Ezr 2:10; 10:29,34,38. There are also several persons named Bani, mentioned in connection with Nehemiah, who cannot be separately distinguished. Ne 3:17; 8:7; 9:4-5; 10:13-14; 11:22.

Ba'ni

(built).

1. A Gadite, one of David's mighty men.

2Sa 23:36

(B.C. 1046.)

2. A Levite of the line of Merari, and forefather to Ethan.

1Ch 6:46

3. A man of Judah of the line of Pharez.

1Ch 9:4

4. "Children of Bani" returned from captivity with Zerubbabel.

Ezr 2:10; 10:29,34; Ne 10:14

1 Esd. 5:12. [BINNUI; MANI]

See Binnui

5. An Israelite "of the sons of Bani."

Ezr 10:38

6. A Levite.

Ne 3:17

7. A Levite.

Ne 8:7; 9:4-5; 10:13

8. Another Levite, of the sons of Asaph.

Ne 11:22