1 Chronicles 6:39 BSB

1 Chronicles 6:39

Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand:

BSB

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ASV

And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

KJV

And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Asaph - This person, with Heman, the sons of Kora, Ethan, Jeduthun, etc., are celebrated in these books, and in the Psalms, for their skill in singing, and the part they performed in the public worship of God. It is very likely that their singing was only a kind of recitative or chanting, such as we still find in the synagogues. It does not appear that God had especially appointed these singers, much less any musical instruments, (the silver trumpets excepted), to be employed in his service.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Several of the psalms bear his name, being either penned by him or tuned by him as the chief musician. It is plain that he was the penman of some psalms; for we read of those that praised the Lord in the words of David and of Asaph. He was a seer as well as a singer, 2 Chron. xxix.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Gershom, &c.--This repetition (see 1Ch 6:1) is made, as the historian here begins to trace the genealogy of the Levitical families who were not priests. The list is a long one, comprising the chiefs or heads of their several families until David's reign, who made a new and different classification of them by courses.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאָחִ֣יו	ve.'a.Chiv	and relative his	H251 →
אָסָ֔ף	'a.Saf	Asaph	H623 →
הָעֹמֵ֖ד	ha.'o.Med	who stood	H5975 →
עַל־	'al-	at	H5921 →
יְמִינ֑וֹ	ye.mi.No	right [hand] his	H3225 →
אָסָ֥ף	'a.Saf	Asaph	H623 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
בֶּרֶכְיָ֖הוּ	be.rekh.Ya.hu	Berekiah	H1296 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
שִׁמְעָֽא׃	shim.'A'	Shimea	H8092 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 75:1
We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
leads to
- Psalms 145:18
  The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
- Psalms 138:2
  I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
- Jeremiah 10:6
  There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
- Deuteronomy 4:7
  For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
- Psalms 57:1
  Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
Through
2 Chronicles 29:13
Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 25:2
  From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 15:17
  So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 15:8
  from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the chief and 200 of his relatives;

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Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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PersonAsaphA Levitical chief musician appointed by David over the temple song (1 Chr 16); twelve psalms bear his name (Ps 50, 73–83).

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