1 Chronicles 15:22 KJV — MannaFest

1 Chronicles 15:22

And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.

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ASV

And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.

WEB

Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.

YLT

And Chenaniah, head of the Levites, is over the burden; he instructeth about the burden, for he is intelligent.

DBT

And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites for the music, gave instruction in music, for he was skilful.

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1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?

Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra, per rabbinic tradition)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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1 Chronicles 15:16
And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
1 Chronicles 15:27
And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
1 Chronicles 25:7–8
So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
1 Chronicles 25:6
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
1 Chronicles 25:8
And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

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Psalms 33:3

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint . . . the singers with instruments--These eminent Levites were instructed to train the musicians and singers who were under them, for the solemn procession. The performers were ranged in three choirs or bands, and the names of the principal leaders are given (1Ch 15:17, 18, 21), with the instruments respectively used by each.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

), for he was skilful in it, could sing well himself and instruct others. Note, As every man has received the gift, so he ought to minister the same, 1 Pet. iv.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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