Nehemiah 12:9

9 Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them in the services.

Nehemiah 12:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
ESV
9 And Bakbukiah and Unni and their brothers stood opposite them in the service.
NLT
9 Their associates, Bakbukiah and Unni, stood opposite them during the service.
MSG
9 and their brothers Bakbukiah and Unni stood opposite them in the services of worship.
CSB
9 Bakbukiah, Unni, and their relatives [stood] opposite them in the services.

Nehemiah 12:9 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 12:9

Also Bakbukiah and Unni
Two other Levites; the first is mentioned in ( Nehemiah 11:17 ) ,

their brethren, were over against them in the watches;
the Levites were divided into twenty four wards, and these were placed one against another, ( 1 Chronicles 23:6 ) ( 26:12 ) .

Nehemiah 12:9 In-Context

7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Joshua.
8 The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and also Mattaniah, who, together with his associates, was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.
9 Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them in the services.
10 Joshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada,
11 Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.
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