Verse 22
22. Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song Chenaniah was not chief of the Levitical singers, for we have just been told that Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were the leaders in that department. Hence we regard the rendering for song as an error. The Hebrew is במשׂא , in the burden; that is, the burden of bearing the ark. In Numbers 4:15, the duty of bearing the sanctuary and its sacred vessels is expressly called “the burden ( משׂא ) of the sons of Kohath.”
He instructed about the song Rather, he gave instruction about the burden; that is, he gave the proper orders and instructions about the bearing of the ark. The whole verse should accordingly be rendered: Chenaniah, a prince of the Levites, was in charge of the burden; he gave instruction in respect to the burden, for he was skillful. David carefully guarded this time against carelessness and ignorance in the matter of removing the ark, by putting the matter in charge of a prince of the Levites who possessed the requisite knowledge and skill to superintend the responsible burden.
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