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ASAPH, 2. Son of Berachiah. One of the three leaders of music in
1 Chronicles 15:17-19
17. So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, ASAPH the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
18. and with them their brothers of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.
19. So the singers, Heman, ASAPH, and Ethan, were given cymbals of brass to sound aloud;
1 Chronicles 16:5-7
5. ASAPH the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and ASAPH with cymbals, sounding aloud;
6. with Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.
7. Then on that day David first ordained to give thanks to The LORD, by the hand of ASAPH and his brothers.