1 Chronicles 6:39

1 Chronicles 6:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
• New International Version (NIV)and Heman’s associate Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand, was Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:39

37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, 38the son of Jizhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand: Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea, 40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah, 41the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

1 Chronicles 6:39 word by word

וְאָחִ֣יו אָסָ֔ף הָעֹמֵ֖ד עַל־יְמִינ֑וֹ אָסָ֥ף בֶּן־בֶּרֶכְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־שִׁמְעָֽא׃Read the interlinear

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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:39

• 1 Chronicles 15:17And the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
• 1 Chronicles 16:7Then on that day David delivered first [this psalm] to give thanks to Jehovah through Asaph and his brethren.
• 1 Chronicles 25:2of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied at the direction of the king.
• 1 Chronicles 26:1The divisions of the doorkeepers. Of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
• 2 Kings 18:18And they called to the king. Then came forth to them Eliakim the son of Hilkijah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the chronicler.
• 2 Chronicles 5:12and the Levites the singers, all they of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, clad in byssus, with cymbals and lutes and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets),
• 2 Chronicles 20:14And upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, upon him came the Spirit of Jehovah, in the midst of the congregation;
• 2 Chronicles 29:13and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;
• 2 Chronicles 35:15And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the doorkeepers were at every gate; they had not to depart from their service, for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
• Ezra 2:41The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and twenty-eight.
• Ezra 3:10And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, they set the priests in their apparel, with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Jehovah according to the directions of David king of Israel.
• Nehemiah 7:44The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.
• Nehemiah 11:17and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, [who was] the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer; and Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun:
• Nehemiah 12:35and [certain] 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 50:1God, Elohim-Jehovah, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
• Psalms 73:1Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are of a pure heart.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39Asaph - 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31-48Verses 31-48 The genealogies of David‘s three chief singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan or Jeduthun. 1 Chronicles 6:32 They waited on their office - On the establishment and continuance of the choral service in the temple, see 2 Chronicles 5:12, 2 Chronicles 29:27-30; 2 Chronicles 35:15. 1 Chronicles 6:33 Heman - In general Asaph takes precedence of Heman and Jeduthun, but here Heman is placed first, because his family, that of the Kohathites, had the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39Asaph wrote several psalms (Psalms 50; 73–83).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-4816-48. The sons of Levi; 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.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:39

• Berechiah
• Shimea

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary