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.