His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
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His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
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And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
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(6-24) And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand; even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea;
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 6:39 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezra 2:41 The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.
- Nehemiah 7:44 The singers: the children of Asaph: one hundred forty-eight.
- 2 Chronicles 5:12 also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brothers, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them one hundred twenty priests sounding with trumpets);
- 2 Chronicles 29:13 and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;
- Nehemiah 11:17 and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
- Nehemiah 12:46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
- Psalms 73:1 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
- Psalms 75:1 We give thanks to you, God. We give thanks, for your Name is near. Men tell about your wondrous works.
- Psalms 77:1 My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me.
- Psalms 79:1 God, the nations have come into your inheritance. They have defiled your holy temple. They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.
- Psalms 81:1 Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!
- Psalms 83:1 God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.
- 1 Chronicles 15:17-19 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; and with them their brothers of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers. So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;
- 1 Chronicles 16:7 Then on that day David first ordained to give thanks to Yahweh, by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.
- 1 Chronicles 25:2 of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at the order of the king.
- 1 Chronicles 26:1 For the divisions of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
- 2 Chronicles 20:14 Then Yahweh’s Spirit came on Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, in the middle of the assembly;
- 2 Chronicles 29:30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises to Yahweh with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.
- 2 Chronicles 35:15 The singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the gatekeepers were at every gate. They didn’t need to depart from their service, because their brothers the Levites prepared for them.
- Ezra 3:10 When the builders laid the foundation of Yahweh’s temple, they set the priests in their clothing with trumpets, with the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Yahweh, according to the directions of David king of Israel.
- Nehemiah 11:22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the business of God’s house.
- Nehemiah 12:35 and some of the priests’ sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;
- Psalms 50:1 The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.
- Psalms 74:1 God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
- Psalms 76:1 In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.
- Psalms 78:1 Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
- Psalms 80:1 Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.
- Psalms 82:1 God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Meaning, the cousin of Heman, verse 33.
Meaning, the cousin of Heman, verse 33.
Or, cousin.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Asaph is here called Heman’s brother, both by birth,…
Asaph is here called Heman’s brother, both by birth, being of the same tribe and father, Levi; and by his office and employment, which was thee same with his.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But Aaron and his sons,.... Those that descended from…
But Aaron and his sons,.... Those that descended from him, though of the same tribe of Levi were all priests:
and they offered upon the altar of burnt offerings; the daily sacrifice, and all the offerings of the people brought to them:
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and on the altar of incense; they burnt incense night and morning: and were appointed
for all the work of the place most holy; such as were high priests of the line of Eleazar, whose work it was to go into the most holy place once a year:
to make atonement for all Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God commanded; in Lev 16:1 which see; and on mention of this, a list of the high priests from Aaron, in the line of Eleazar, is given, to the times of Solomon, in the four following verses, just in the same order as in Ch1 6:4.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 39. Asaph] This person, with Heman, the sons…
Verse 39. Asaph] This person, with Heman, the sons of Kora, Ethan, Jeduthun, c., 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. Musical instruments in the house of God are, at least under the Gospel, repugnant to the spirit of Christianity, and tend not a little to corrupt the worship of God. Those who are fond of music in the theatre are fond of it in the house of God when they go thither and some, professing Christianity, set up such a spurious worship in order to draw people to hear the Gospel! This is doing evil that good may come of it; and by this means, light and trifling people are introduced into the Church of Christ, and when in, are generally very troublesome, hard to be pleased, and difficult to be saved.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ch 6:39. His brother Asaph — Asaph is here…
1Ch 6:39. His brother Asaph — Asaph is here called Heman’s brother, according to the Hebrew phraseology, by which all near relations are brothers; and because he was of the same office and employment.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Brother, or relation, though of the family of Gerson.…
Brother, or relation, though of the family of Gerson. He also followed the same profession as Ethan did, ver. 44.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain his brother Asaph--They were brothers naturally, both being descended…
his brother Asaph--They were brothers naturally, both being descended from Levi, as well as officially, both being of the Levitical order.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 39–43 (= 24–28 according to the Heb. division). The…
39–43 (= 24–28 according to the Heb. division). The descent of Asaph, David’s singer, through Gershom from Levi
39. his brother] i.e. his kinsman.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (39) His brother Asaph.—Asaph was Heman’s brother (1) as…
(39) His brother Asaph.—Asaph was Heman’s brother (1) as a Levite; (2) as a choir-master.
The striking agreement of the line of Heman with that of the Kohathites, detailed in 1Ch_6:22-28 above, has led critics to look for a like coincidence between the line of Asaph as given here, and that of the Gershonites in 1Ch_6:20-21. There, however, we have only seven names, here there are thirteen. Still we observe that in the former passage the three names, Jahath, Zimmah, and Zerah appear in the same order of lineal descent from Gershon as in the present list; while the Adaiah of 1Ch_6:41 obviously answers to the Iddo of 1Ch_6:21, and Ethni (1Ch_6:41) is in Hebrew writing not unlike Jeaterai; and we are already familiar with the fact that genealogies sometimes recur in abbreviated forms. (Comp. Ezr_7:1-5, with the line of Aaron in the present chapter.) Upon the whole, therefore, if the suggested identifications be correct, it appears that Asaph’s pedigree has really been partially anticipated in 1Ch_6:20-21.
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(39-43) The pedigree of Asaph the Gershonite, traced back through thirteen names to Levi. That of Heman names twenty ancestors for the same period of time. This is one more illustration of the common usage of overleaping names in these genealogies.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Asaph is called brother of Heman, either as brother…
Asaph is called brother of Heman, either as brother in office or generally as relative in the degree of cousin by many removes. He stands fourteenth in line of descent after Levi, while Ethan (ver. 44) stands thirteenth. If the line of Heman (as given in vers. 33-38) were correct. it would force on us the conviction that there are several omissions in these two lines; but if these are correct, we must conclude that there are unwarranted additions in the other. On the names of Asaph"s ancestors, see notes on vers. 20, 21. From 2Ch_29:30 it seems plain that Asaph was himself a composer of psalms, and not simply either the musician or rehearser of those of David.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Heman's colleague
Heman's colleague
"Heman's fellow worker"
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who stood at his right hand
The authority of a person is described by where they stand. The right side of a person is the place where the person with the most authority stands. (See: Metonymy)
Berekiah ... Shimea ... Michael ... Baaseiah ... Malkijah ... Ethni ... Zerah ... Adaiah ... Ethan ... Zimmah ... Shimei ... Jahath ... Gershon
These are the names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)
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right hand
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 6:39 Asaph wrote several psalms (Pss 50; 73–83).
6:39 Asaph wrote several psalms (Pss 50; 73–83).
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