People of the Bible · Tribe of Levi

Asaph, son of Berechiah

The name Asaph means “who gathers together.” Asaph is mentioned in 32 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 6:39.

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Who was Asaph?

A Levite; one of the leaders of David’s choir (1 Chr. 6:39). Psalms 50 and 73-83 inclusive are attributed to him. He is mentioned along with David as skilled in music, and a “seer” (2 Chr. 29:30). The “sons of Asaph,” mentioned in 1 Chr. 25:1, 2 Chr. 20:14, and Ezra 2:41, were his descendants, or more probably a class of poets or singers who recognized him as their master.

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Asaph

  • 1 Chronicles 6:39

    And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

  • 2 Chronicles 5:12

    Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)

  • Psalms 73:1

    A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

  • Psalms 80:1

    To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim–Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

  • Psalms 82:1

    A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

  • Psalms 83:1

    A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

All 32 verses mentioning Asaph

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