1 Chronicles 15:22
And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
1 Chronicles 15:22 in other translations
| BSB | Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled. |
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| WEB | Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skillful. |
| ASV | And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful. |
| YLT | And Chenaniah, head of the Levites, is over the burden; he instructeth about the burden, for he is intelligent. |
| DARBY | And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites for the music, gave instruction in music, for he was skilful. |
| BBE | And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was master of the music: he gave directions about the song, because he was expert. |
| Webster | And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skillful. |
What does 1 Chronicles 15:22 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 15:16-24
16-24. 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. "Ben" (1Ch 15:18) is omitted (1Ch…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 15:1-24
Wise and good men may be guilty of oversights, which they will correct, as soon as they are aware of them. David does not try to justify what had been done amiss, nor to lay the blame on others; but he owns himself guilty, with others, of not seeking God in due order
1 Chronicles 15:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 15:22
- 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. And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
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Context
- 1 Chronicles 15:21
And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
- 1 Chronicles 15:22
And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
- 1 Chronicles 15:23
And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
1 Chronicles 15:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Chênanías, principal de los Levitas, estaba para la entonación; pues él presidía en el canto, porque era entendido. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Kenania, le chef des Lévites pour la musique, enseignait la musique; car il était intelligent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Kenanja war der Anführer der Leviten im Gesang; er unterwies im Gesang, denn er war kundig darin. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Chonenias autem princeps Levitarum, prophetiæ præerat, ad præcinendam melodiam: erat quippe valde sapiens. |