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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

1 Chronicles 15:22

The prophecy. Singing praises to God is here called prophecy: the more, because these singers were often inspired men. (Challoner) --- Hebrew Massa signifies a song, (Haydock) elevation, (Calmet) burden. (Syriac) So the Vulgate has onus Moab, &c., the burden or dreadful prediction against Moab. (Calmet) --- Prophecy often denotes no more than a melodious canticle, 1 Kings x. 10. (Haydock) --- Chonenias directed all this music. Septuagint simply style him "prince of the Levites, prince of the musicians" (Calmet) or Greek: archon ton odon (who gave out the songs) "because he was intelligent." (Haydock)

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Chronicles 15:22. _CHENANIAH - HE INSTRUCTED ABOUT THE SONG_] This appears to have been the master singer; he gave the _key_ and the _time_, for he presided במשא _bemassa_, in the _elevation_...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    FOR SONG - See the margin. Hebraists are still at variance as to the meaning of this passage, some supposing elevation or, delivery of the voice, others elevation of the ark, to be intended....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    CHIEF. prince. Not by birth, but by merit. Probably "the chief musician". WAS FOR SONG, or, was for service: especially the service of carrying up the Ark. ABOUT THE SONG. Three Psalms appointed: 1 C...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    was _for song_ The Heb. word (_massa_) used here twice for "song" (lit. "burden") means sometimes "burden" in a physical sense; hence R.V. mg. _was over the carrying of the ark_....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND CHENANIAH, CHIEF OF THE LEVITES, WAS FOR SONG: HE INSTRUCTED ABOUT THE SONG, BECAUSE HE WAS SKILFUL._ Chenaniah, chief of the Levites. He was not of the six heads of the Levitical families, but...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    15:22 music, (d-9) music, (d-13) Or 'transport.' The Hebrew root means, 'to bear' or 'to lift up.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    _Was_ FOR SONG] RM 'the carrying,' i.e. of the ark....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ כְנַנְיָ֥הוּ שַֽׂר ־הַ לְוִיִּ֖ם בְּ מַשּׂ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    WAS FOR SONG, HE INSTRUCTED ABOUT THE SONG: Or, was for the carriage, he instructed about the carriage SONG: _ Heb._ lifting up...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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;...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 15:22 Chenaniah H3663 leader H8269 Levites H3881 charge H3256 music H4853 H4853 skillful H995 ...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Chronicles 15:2. _None ought to carry the ark of God but the levites;_ and they were enjoined to carry it by staves, and on their shoulders. This plainly suggests the reason of God's awful displeasu...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 15:1 The relatively brief account of the second mission to bring the ark to Jerusalem (see 2 Samuel 6:12) has been expanded here. David appoints the Levit

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 1 CHRONICLES 15:1 The contents of this verse and the following verses up to the twenty-fifth have no parallel in the Book of Samuel, and excite suggestion respecting the different objects...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    For song — He was the moderator of the musick, instructing them when and how to lift up their voices, or change their notes, or make their stops....

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