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Hanani

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: H By: George A. Morrish

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1. Son of Heman: appointed to the service of song (1 Chron. 25:4, 25⁴Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: (1 Chronicles 25:4)
²⁵The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: (1 Chronicles 25:25)).

2. Seer who rebuked Asa for relying on the king of Syria instead of upon the Lord God (2 Chron. 16:7⁷And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand. (2 Chronicles 16:7)).

3. Father of Jehu the seer who testified against Baasha and Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 16:1,7¹Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, (1 Kings 16:1)
⁷And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the Lord against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him. (1 Kings 16:7); 2 Chron. 19:2²And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord. (2 Chronicles 19:2); 2 Chron. 20:34³⁴Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel. (2 Chronicles 20:34)).

4. Priest who had married a strange wife (Ezra 10:20²⁰And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah. (Ezra 10:20)).

5. Brother of Nehemiah, and governor of Jerusalem under him (Neh. 1:2²That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 1:2); Neh. 7:2²That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. (Nehemiah 7:2)).

6. Priest who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 12:36³⁶And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. (Nehemiah 12:36)).

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