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 a chief in consequence of his office, which required learning, without regard to birth or family.
Instructed about the song. He directed all these bands as to the proper time when each was to strike in or change their notes; or, as some render the passage, 'He led the burdens, because he was skilled' - i:e., in the custom which it was necessary to observe in the carriage of the holy thinks (Bertheau).