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

Other Translations of Nehemiah 12:9

King James Version

9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.

English Standard Version

9 And Bakbukiah and Unni and their brothers stood opposite them in the service.

The Message

9 and their brothers Bakbukiah and Unni stood opposite them in the services of worship.

New King James Version

9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, stood across from them in their duties.

New Living Translation

9 Their associates, Bakbukiah and Unni, stood opposite them during the service.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 12:9

Commentary on Nehemiah 12:1-26

(Read Nehemiah 12:1-26)

It is a debt we owe to faithful ministers, to remember our guides, who have spoken to us the word of God. It is good to know what our godly predecessors were, that we may learn what we should be.