Amo 6:5 | JFB | STEP | 5. chant —literally, "mark distinct sounds and tones." viol —the lyre, or lute. invent . . . instruments . . . like David —They fancy they equal David in musical skill ( ). They defend their luxurious passion for music by his example: forgetting that he pursued this study when at peace and free from danger, and that for the praise of God; but they pursue for their own self-gratification, and that when God is angry and ruin is imminent.

Amos 6:5

5. chant—literally, "mark distinct sounds and tones."

viol—the lyre, or lute.

invent . . . instruments . . . like David—They fancy they equal David in musical skill (1Ch 23:5; Ne 12:36). They defend their luxurious passion for music by his example: forgetting that he pursued this study when at peace and free from danger, and that for the praise of God; but they pursue for their own self-gratification, and that when God is angry and ruin is imminent.