Asaph
Son of Berechiah, father of Asharelah, in the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah. Named in scripture at 1 Chronicles 6:39.
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Where in scripture
1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahPsalmsHis brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
1 Chronicles 6:39
His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
1 Chronicles 6:39
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;
1 Chronicles 15:17
So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of brass to sound aloud;
1 Chronicles 15:19
Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;
1 Chronicles 16:5
Then on that day David first ordained to give thanks to Yahweh, by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.
1 Chronicles 16:7
So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required;
1 Chronicles 16:37
Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. The number of those who did the work according to their service was:
1 Chronicles 25:1
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
