1 Chronicles 15:22 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²² And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² Chenaniah, leader of the Levites in singing, was put in charge of carrying the ark and lifting up song. He instructed about these matters because he was skilled and able.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.

Common English Bible

²² Chenaniah was leader of the Levites who provided transportation, because he was skilled at it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² Now Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites, was foremost over the prophecies, in order to mark out in advance the melodies. For indeed, he was very skillful.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²² And Chonenias chief of the Levites presided over the prophecy, to give out the tunes: for he was very skilful.

1 Chronicles 15:22 Cross References

1 Chronicles 15:16

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

1 Chronicles 15:21

and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps set to the Sheminith, to lead.

1 Chronicles 15:23

And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

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: and David had upon him an ephod of linen.