1 Chronicles 6:39

6:39 Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, 1  son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

1 Chronicles 15:17

15:17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; one of his relatives, Asaph son of Berechiah; one of the descendants of Merari, 2  Ethan son of Kushaiah;

1 Chronicles 25:1-2

David Organizes the Musicians

25:1 David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. 3  The following men were assigned this responsibility: 4 

25:2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision. 5 

Nehemiah 7:44

7:44 The singers:

the descendants of Asaph, 148.

Nehemiah 11:17

11:17 Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the praise 6  leader who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his colleagues; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

1 tn Heb “and his brother Asaph, the one who stood at his right hand.”

2 tn The Hebrew text adds, “their brothers.”

3 tn Heb “David and the officers of the army set apart for service the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the ones prophesying by harps, by lyres, and by cymbals.”

4 tn Heb “and their number was, the men of work for their service.”

5 tn Heb “the sons of Asaph [were] upon the hand of Asaph, the one prophesying upon the hands of the king.”

6 tc The translation reads with the Lucianic Greek recension and Vulgate הַתְּהִלָה (hattÿhilah, “the praise”) rather than the MT reading הַתְּחִלָּה (hattÿkhillah, “the beginning”).