1 Chronicles 25:2

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. ¹ 

1 Chronicles 6:39

6:39 Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, ²  son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

1 Chronicles 15:19

15:19 The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals;

1 Chronicles 9:15

9:15 Bakbakkar; Heresh; Galal; Mattaniah son of Mika, son of Zikri, son of Asaph;

1 Chronicles 16:7

David Thanks God

16:7 That day David first gave to Asaph and his colleagues this song of thanks to the Lord:

1 Chronicles 25:9

25:9 The first lot went to Asaph’s son Joseph and his relatives and sons – twelve in all, ³ 

the second to Gedaliah and his relatives and sons – twelve in all,

1 Chronicles 26:1

Divisions of Gatekeepers

26:1 The divisions of the gatekeepers:

From the Korahites: Meshelemiah, son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

1 Chronicles 16:5

16:5 Asaph was the leader and Zechariah second in command, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They were to play stringed instruments; Asaph was to sound the cymbals;

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, ⁴  Ethan son of Kushaiah;

1 Chronicles 16:37

David Appoints Worship Leaders

16:37 David ⁵  left Asaph and his colleagues there before the ark of the Lord’s covenant to serve before the ark regularly and fulfill each day’s requirements, ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 25:1

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. ⁷  The following men were assigned this responsibility: ⁸ 

1 Chronicles 25:6

25:6 All of these were under the supervision of their fathers; they were musicians in the Lord’s temple, playing cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king.

[25:2]  ¹ tn Heb “the sons of Asaph [were] upon the hand of Asaph, the one prophesying upon the hands of the king.”

[6:39]  ² tn Heb “and his brother Asaph, the one who stood at his right hand.”

[25:9]  ³ tc Heb “The first lot went to Asaph, to Joseph.” Apparently the recurring formula, “and his sons and his relatives, twelve” has been accidentally omitted from the Hebrew text at this point (see vv. 10-31; the formula is slightly different in v. 9b). If the number “twelve” is not supplied here, the total comes to only 276, not the 288 required by v. 7.

[15:17]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text adds, “their brothers.”

[16:37]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:37]  ⁶ tn Heb “according to the matter of the day in its day.”

[25:1]  ⁶ 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.”

[25:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “and their number was, the men of work for their service.”