Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bani

(built).

• A Gadite, one of David’s mighty men. (2 Samuel 23:36) (B.C. 1046.)
• A Levite of the line of Merari, and forefather to Ethan. (1 Chronicles 6:46)
• A man of Judah of the line of Pharez. (1 Chronicles 9:4)
• “Children of Bani” returned from captivity with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:10; 10:29,34; Nehemiah 10:14) 1 Esd. 5:12. [Binnui; MANI]
• An Israelite “of the sons of Bani.” (Ezra 10:38)
• A Levite. (Nehemiah 3:17)
• A Levite. (Nehemiah 8:7; 9:4,5; 10:13)
• Another Levite, of the sons of Asaph. (Nehemiah 11:22)