A prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa for entering into a league with Benhadad I., king of Syria, against Judah. The King James Version names Hanani in 5 verses, from 1 Kings 16:1 to 2 Chronicles 20:34. The King James Version also gives the name Hanani to 4 other people, listed on this page.
His family as Theographic Bible Metadata lists it; each name opens its own page.
Hanani’s own words.
Hanani speaks in 3 verses of the King James Version, all in 2 Chronicles.
His first words in the Bible
And 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.
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Who Hanani was.
A prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa for entering into a league with Benhadad I., king of Syria, against Judah (2 Chr. 16:1-10). He was probably the father of the prophet Jehu (1 Kings 16:7).
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All 5 verses that name this Hanani.
1 Kings 2
1 Kings 16:1Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
1 Kings 16:7And 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.
2 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 16:7And 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 19:2And 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 20:34Now 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.
Other people called Hanani.
Hanani, Who reported to him the melancholy condition of Jerusalem.
Named in 2 verses. Speaks in 1 verse, first in Nehemiah 1:3.
Nehemiah 1:2That 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 7:2That 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.
Hanani, One of the sons of Heman.
Named in 2 verses.
1 Chronicles 25:4Of 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 25:25The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
Hanani.
Named in 1 verse.
Ezra 10:20And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.
Hanani, Son of Jonathan.
Named in 1 verse.
Nehemiah 12:36And 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.
Questions about Hanani.
Who was Hanani in the Bible?
A prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa for entering into a league with Benhadad I., king of Syria, against Judah. The King James Version names Hanani in 5 verses, from 1 Kings 16:1 to 2 Chronicles 20:34.
Who was Hanani’s child?
BibleLectio’s family tree lists Jehu.
Where does Hanani speak in the Bible?
In 3 verses of the King James Version, all in 2 Chronicles. His first words are in 2 Chronicles 16:7.