Berechiah and Elkanah were guardians of the ark;

The five others were Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed.

Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived among the settlements of the Netophathites.

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