Charles Ellicott Commentary Nehemiah 9:4

"Then stood up upon the stairs of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, [and] Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto Jehovah their God." — Nehemiah 9:4 (ASV)

Stairs, of the Levites. — The scaffold of the Levites, without the comma: the steps of ascent to the pulpit of Ezra (Nehemiah 8:2).

Bani, and Chenani. — Probably, Binnui and Haman (Nehemiah 10:9–10).

Their God. — When the people are called upon (Nehemiah 9:5), it is your God; hence these eight Levites offered a prayer which is not inserted.