Person Old Testament
Bani
Bani was a Levite who served as a musician during David's reign. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 6:46.
Why it matters. A Levite musician in the time of David.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Bani
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.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)