We Have A Winner!

June 20th, 2009

Congratulations Maury!  (I’m betting you choose a dress-a-doll since I promised forever ago to make you more.  So now you get one free!)

And it’s a good thing, I only had 2 more hints for y’all.

Those hints being:  It’s found in 1 Chronicles and a Petra song.

Kenaniah – pronounced Ken-uh-ni-ah (long i)  also spelled Chenaniah – but we’ll be using the “K” version.

Meaning: YAHWEH establishes

1 Chronicles 15:22 Kenaniah, Chief of the Levites, was in charge of the singing; he gave instruction singing because he was skillful.

1 Chronicles 15:27 Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen with all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Kenaniah the leader of the singing with the singers.

So, to catch you up.  David had just been made king and was bringing the ark of the covenant into Jerusalem to a tent David had prepared for it.  David appointed the Levites to carry the ark and appointed certain Levites to play certain instruments and sing to lead the ark into the city.  Kenaniah was the chief of the Levites and in charge of the singing.  A little bit of an honor.

My husband thought of the name.  He was a hard-core Petra fan back in the day (okay, okay, I really liked Petra too, I’m just not quite as knowledgeable a fan as my husband!).  He remembered their song “Kenaniah” and came home singing it.  For those of you with computer capabilities here is the YouTube version of it.

For those of you who are still on dial up (you poor unfortunate souls) here are the lyrics as well.

Words by Bob Hartman, John Lawry & Danny Klingen

Music by John Lawry & Danny Klingen

Kenaniah of the Levites appointed by the king

To teach the songs of Zion, to lead them as they sing

Your song is not forgotten, we hear it in our souls

Let it burn and burn within us

(And) Fan the sacred coals

[Chorus]

Kenaniah, Kenaniah, we will sing your ancient song

Kenaniah, Kenaniah, we will sing it loud and strong

Gathered for the battle, Kenaniah led the way

As the singers closely followed him they all began to pray

The musicians all assembled, Kenaniah gave the word

Through the raging battle zone the anthem could be heard

Sing unto Jehovah of his wonderous ways

Sing a song of triumph, sing a victory song

And in the cloud of witnesses Kenaniah sings along

[Chorus]

Kenaniah, Kenaniah, through the ages it will ring

Kenaniah, Kenaniah, to Jehovah we will sing

Thanks for playing, guys!  I’ve had a blast reading all your guesses and the funny stuff thrown in.  Soon I’ll post on the others’ real names, the meanings, how they came about being named, and why I don’t use them all the time online.  And then we’ll go back to calling them by their online nicknames and nicknaming this sweet Kenaniah for his online persona.  This was SO much fun!