1 Chronicles 6:39
in 1 Chronicles 6Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand:
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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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This verse in 1 Chronicles 6
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAsaph - 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.
This site's exposition
the service of song
on 1 Chronicles 6:31-48
David set the singers apart only after the ark had rest, and their genealogies are traced with unusual care: Heman from Kohath's line back to Samuel and Korah, Asaph from Gershom's line standing at his right hand, and Ethan from Merari's line standing at his left. These three names stand behind dozens of Psalm titles, and Edersheim's Temple work traces the office to the Levitical standing recorded here rather than to any priestly rank. The Levites without a gift for song were not set aside; they were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle, the roles Aaron's sons alone could not fill.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
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.
And his brother Asaph,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאָחִ֣יו | veachiv | and relative his | H251 → | 630 times |
| אָסָ֔ף | ʾasaf | Asaph | H623 → | 34 times |
| הָעֹמֵ֖ד | haomed | who stood | H5975 → | 521 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | at | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְמִינ֑וֹ | yemino | right [hand] his | H3225 → | |
| אָסָ֥ף | ʾasaf | Asaph | H623 → | 34 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בֶּרֶכְיָ֖הוּ | berekhyahu | Berekiah | H1296 → | 11 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שִׁמְעָֽא׃ | shima' | Shimea | H8092 → | 5 times |
וְאָחִ֣יוand relative his
veachivH251 →630 times
אָסָ֔ףAsaph
ʾasafH623 →34 times
הָעֹמֵ֖דwho stood
haomedH5975 →521 times
עַל־at
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְמִינ֑וֹright [hand] his
yeminoH3225 →
אָסָ֥ףAsaph
ʾasafH623 →34 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
בֶּרֶכְיָ֖הוּBerekiah
berekhyahuH1296 →11 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
שִׁמְעָֽא׃Shimea
shima'H8092 →5 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 75:1We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
it 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.
- Psalms 145:18
Through
2 Chronicles 29:13Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;
it 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 separate 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 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 15:8
from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the chief and 200 of his relatives;
- 1 Chronicles 25:2
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Who and where
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.