1 Chronicles 6:39

_AND HIS BROTHER ASAPH, WHO STOOD ON HIS RIGHT HAND, EVEN ASAPH THE SON OF BERACHIAH, THE SON OF SHIMEA,_ His brother Asaph. They were brothers naturally, both being descended from Levi, as well as officially, both being of the Levitical order....

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 d...

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; 2 Chronicles 35:15. 1 Chronicles 6:33 HEMAN - In general Asaph takes precedence of Heman and Jeduthun, but here Heman is placed fir

EXPOSITION 1 CHRONICLES 6:1 The tribe of Levi is now taken. The first three verses prepare the way for running rapidly down the line of high priest descent, from Aaron's son Eleazar to Jehozadak, who is reached at the twenty-fifth name from Levi, though not necessarily the twenty-fifth generation, as there appear (1 Chronicles 6:11) to be some omissions. Nor are all the names which are given those of high priests, for the genealogy of Jehozadak did not always pass though such. 1 CHRONICLES 6:1 This verse gives the three branches of Levi,and is in agreement with the enumeration of them in...

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....

4. LEVI CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The high-priestly line (1 Chronicles 6:1)_ 2. Levitical genealogies (1 Chronicles 6:16) 3. David's chief musicians (1 Chronicles 6:31) The high-priestly line is first given, starting with Levi, and followed down to the exile. From Eleazar the son of Aaron, twenty-two generations are named. Moses is not mentioned in this list. With Aaron his brother he is called a priest (Psalms 99:6), yet he was chosen as the great leader of the people before the consecration of the levitical priesthood. This is the reason why his name is not found here. The last pri

PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). GENEALOGICAL LISTS, TOGETHER WITH GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTES. These Chapter s form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogies, often in an incomplete form: Adam to Israel (1 Chronicles 1:1 to 1 Chronicles 2:2) with the exception of Cain's descendants (Genesis 4:16) the whole material is taken from Genesis 1-36; Judah (1 Chronicles 2:3); David (1 Chronicles 3:1); Judah again, and made up of fragments ...

HIS BROTHER ASAPH: i.e. his brother in service. Fifteen generations....

GENEALOGIES (CONTINUED) This chapter records the descendants of Levi, traces the line of the high priests to the captivity, and enumerates the cities of the Priests and Levites....

THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 6 THE *TRIBE OF LEVI – 1 CHRONICLES 6:1-81 The family of the chief priests – 1 Chronicles 6:1-15 V1 Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. V2 Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. V3 Amram’s children were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron’s sons were