Nehemiah 9:4 - Exposition

Upon the stairs, of the Levites . Rather, "upon the platform of the Levites," the same probably as the " pulpit of Nehemiah 8:4 . Bani . Rather, "Binnui" (see Nehemiah 10:9 ; Nehemiah 12:8 ),the representative of the "sons of Henadad. Jeshua, Binnui, and Kadmiel are the three principal families of the Levites (comp. Ezra 2:40 ; Ezra 3:9 ; Nehemiah 3:24 ; Nehemiah 8:7 , etc.). Sherebiah was the head of a family which returned with Ezra ( Ezra 8:18 ). Chenani is probably the "Hanan" of Nehemiah 8:7 , and Nehemiah 10:10 .