Bible Study on “Asaph”

Meaning of “Asaph”

  1. Asaph — convener, or collector. (1.) 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. (2.) The "recorder" in the time of Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:18, 37). (3.) The "keeper of the king's forest," to whom Nehemiah requested from Artaxerxes a "letter" that he might give him timber for the temple at Jerusalem (Neh. 2:8).

  2. Abiasaph — father of gathering; the gatherer, the youngest of the three sons of Korah the Levite, head of a family of Korhites (Ex. 6:24); called Ebisaph (1 Chr. 6:37).

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  1. Exodus Chapter 6 Verse 24 — And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.

  2. Numbers Chapter 1 Verse 14 — Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

  3. Numbers Chapter 2 Verse 14 — Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

  4. Numbers Chapter 3 Verse 24 — And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

  5. Numbers Chapter 7 Verse 47 — And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

  6. Numbers Chapter 7 Verse 42 — On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered:

  7. Numbers Chapter 10 Verse 20 — And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

  8. 2 Kings Chapter 18 Verse 37 — Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

  9. 2 Kings Chapter 18 Verse 18 — And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.

  10. 1 Chronicles Chapter 6 Verse 39 — And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

  11. 1 Chronicles Chapter 6 Verse 37 — The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

  12. 1 Chronicles Chapter 6 Verse 23 — Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,

  13. 1 Chronicles Chapter 9 Verse 19 — And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.

  14. 1 Chronicles Chapter 9 Verse 15 — And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

  15. 1 Chronicles Chapter 15 Verse 19 — So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

  16. 1 Chronicles Chapter 15 Verse 17 — So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

  17. 1 Chronicles Chapter 16 Verse 37 — So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required:

  18. 1 Chronicles Chapter 16 Verse 7 — Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

  19. 1 Chronicles Chapter 16 Verse 5 — Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

  20. 1 Chronicles Chapter 25 Verse 9 — Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

  21. 1 Chronicles Chapter 25 Verse 6 — All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

  22. 1 Chronicles Chapter 25 Verse 2 — Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.

  23. 1 Chronicles Chapter 25 Verse 1 — Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

  24. 1 Chronicles Chapter 26 Verse 1 — Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

  25. 2 Chronicles Chapter 5 Verse 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:

  26. 2 Chronicles Chapter 20 Verse 14 — Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;

  27. 2 Chronicles Chapter 29 Verse 30 — Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

  28. 2 Chronicles Chapter 29 Verse 13 — And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:

  29. 2 Chronicles Chapter 35 Verse 15 — And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

  30. Ezra Chapter 2 Verse 41 — The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.

  31. Ezra Chapter 3 Verse 10 — And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

  32. Nehemiah Chapter 2 Verse 8 — And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

  33. Nehemiah Chapter 7 Verse 44 — The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.

  34. Nehemiah Chapter 11 Verse 22 — The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.

  35. Nehemiah Chapter 11 Verse 17 — And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

  36. Nehemiah Chapter 12 Verse 46 — For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

  37. Nehemiah Chapter 12 Verse 35 — And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:

  38. Isaiah Chapter 36 Verse 22 — Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

  39. Isaiah Chapter 36 Verse 3 — Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder.

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