Amos 6:5
kThat 5chant to the sound of the *viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, llike David;
That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
k:
Ecclesiastes 2:8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
Isaiah 5:12 And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
Amos 5:23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
5:
Or, quaver.
*:
viol-lyre, stringed instrument.
l:
1 Chronicles 23:5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
Woe to them that, in a time of deepest morning, do entertain themselves with songs, and with greatest skill sing to their musical instruments, as if they had no greater thing to mind!
or lute, or gittern, one kind put for every one used in their feastings at this time of Amos.
not content with known, old-fashioned music, they find out new instruments, new songs and tunes.
in imitation of David, as they profanely pretend, or else emulating his skill, and preferring their own feast songs and music before his temple music and songs. We may imagine what songs such ungodly, cruel, voluptuous men would sing, and what tunes they would set too, on such occasions, viz. loose, profane, and impure enough.