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Unni

3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

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In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references

Afficted. (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).

(2.) A Levite who returned with Zerubbabel from the Captivity (Neh. 12:9).

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
(depressed).
  1. One of the Levite doorkeepers in the time of David. (1 Chronicles 15:18,20) (B.C. 1043.)
  2. 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.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references

un'-i (`unni, meaning unknown): (1) One of "the twelve brethren" (so Curtis for the Revised Version (British and American) "brethren of the second degree") appointed as singers (1Ch 15:18,20).

(2) In Ne 12:9 (Kethibh `unno) = the Revised Version (British and American) UNNO (which see).

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 3 references, grouped by sub-topic
  • 1. A musician in the time of David 1Ch 15:18,20
  • 2. A Levite in the time of Nehemiah Ne 12:9

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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