Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 6:39
And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, [even] Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
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.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
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.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Asaph is here called Hemans brother, both by birth, being of the same tribe and father, Levi; and by his office and employment, which was thee same with his.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
39. his brother AsaphTheywere brothers naturally, both being descended from Levi, as well asofficially, both being of the Levitical order.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Ver. 39-43. And his brother Asaph,…. That is, Heman’s brother; so Asaph was, as he was a descendant from the same original ancestor Levi, yet in the line of Gershon; and as being of the same office, a precentor, or chief singer:
who stood on his right hand; he was next to Heman; Heman stood in the middle, which was the most honourable h, and Asaph on his right hand, and Ethan, after mentioned, on his left; even Asaph, whose name is often met with in the book of Psalms; and his genealogy here stands thus, as traced up to Levi, viz. Berechiah, Shimea, Michael, Baaseiah, Malchiah, Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah, Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei, Jahath, Gershon, Levi.
h “Alecto stetit in mediis—-“, Claudian in Rufin. l. 1. ver. 41. Vid. Barthii Animadv. in ib.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(39) His brother Asaph.Asaph was Hemans 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 Asaphs pedigree has really been partially anticipated in 1Ch. 6:20-21.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
(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.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
his brother Asaph: i.e. his brother in service. Fifteen generations.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
his brother: Asaph is probably called his brother, because he was of the same tribe as Heman; or, perhaps, because he was his companion or associate.
Asaph: 1Ch 15:17-19, 1Ch 16:7, 1Ch 25:2, 1Ch 26:1, 2Ch 5:12, 2Ch 20:14, 2Ch 29:13, 2Ch 29:30, 2Ch 35:15, Ezr 2:41, Ezr 3:10, Neh 7:44, Neh 11:17, Neh 11:22, Neh 12:35, Neh 12:46, Psa 50:1, Psa 73:1, Psa 74:1, Psa 75:1, Psa 76:1, Psa 77:1, Psa 78:1, Psa 79:1, Psa 80:1, *titles Psa 81:1, Psa 82:1, Psa 83:1, *titles
Reciprocal: 1Ch 16:5 – Asaph 1Ch 16:41 – Heman 1Ch 25:1 – Asaph
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ch 6:39. His brother Asaph Asaph is here called Hemans brother, according to the Hebrew phraseology, by which all near relations are brothers; and because he was of the same office and employment.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
6:39 And his brother {h} Asaph, who stood on his right hand, [even] Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
(h) Meaning, the son of Heman, 1Ch 6:33.