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That chant to the sound of the viol, [and] invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
Amos 6:5 — KJV
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Amos 6:5
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Amos 6:5
Verse 5 of 14
Commentary
Commentary on Amos 6:5
Theological / DevotionalViol. See on ch. 5:23.
Like David. David gave much attention to music, and made detailed plans to foster choral singing and instrumental accompaniment to honor God in the sanctuary service (see 1 Chron. 15:16; 23:2-5; 2 Chron. 29:25-30). Like David, these apostates were musical, but unlike his, their singing and playing were debasing.
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