Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
chant—literally, "mark distinct sounds and tones."
viol—the lyre, or lute.
invent . . . instruments . . . like David—They fancy they equal David in musical skill (I Chronicles 23:5; Nehemiah 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.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Amos 6:5:
1 Chronicles 23:5
Ecclesiastes 2:8
Isaiah 5:12
Isaiah 28:1
Amos 6:1
Amos 8:3
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