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Unni
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 2 distinct subjects under Unni. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Afficted.
Unni (1)
#A Levite whom David appointed to take part in bringing the ark up to Jerusalem from the house of Obed-edom by playing the psaltery on that occasion (1 Chr. 15:18, 20).
Unni (2)
#A Levite who returned with Zerubbabel from the Captivity (Neh. 12:9).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(depressed).
One of the Levite doorkeepers in the time of David. (1 Chronicles 15:18,20) (B.C. 1043.) A second Levite (unless the family of the foregoing be intended) concerned in the sacred office after the return from Babylon. (Nehemiah 12:9) (B.C. 535.)
In the Bible
3
Verses where Unni is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 15:18
and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
- 1 Chronicles 15:20
Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.
- Nehemiah 12:9
Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.
Scripture on Unni
2
Voices on Unni
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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