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1 Chronicles 15:22

Chenaniah

20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;

21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.

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

23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

24 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

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BSB
Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.
KJV
And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
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.
DARBY
And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites for the music, gave instruction in music, for he was skilful.
BLB
And Chenaniah head of the Levites [was] over the lifting up [of song]; he instructed in the lifting up, because he [was] skillful.
ÅB
Kenanja, levittenes sangmester, underviste i sangen; for han var kyndig i det.
OTB
Kenanja, lederen for levittene, var ansvarlig for sangen;
han ga instruksjon i sang fordi han var dyktig.
B1930
Kenanja, levittenes sangmester, underviste i sangen; for han var kyndig i det.

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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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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