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.
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- WEB of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at the order of the king.
- BSB From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
- NKJV Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king.
- NASB Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
- NLT From the sons of Asaph, there were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. They worked under the direction of their father, Asaph, who proclaimed God’s messages by the king’s orders.
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Quick answer
The sons of Asaph - Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah - served under their father Asaph, who prophesied at the king's direction. Asaph's family is appointed to lead worship under proper authority.
Overview
Asaph was a renowned temple musician and the named author of several psalms (Pss 50; 73-83). His sons ministered under his oversight and at the king's order, showing that worship leadership operated within recognized lines of authority. The marriage of inspired praise and orderly structure models how heartfelt worship and reverent order belong together, a balance God still calls His people to maintain (1 Cor 14:40).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 18
- 1 Chr 25:6All 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.
- 1 Chr 16:5Asaph 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;
- 1 Chr 25:1Moreover 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:
- Ps 74:1O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
- Ps 73:1Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
- Isa 3:6When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
- 1 Chr 15:17So 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;
- Ps 75:1Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
- Ps 80:1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
- Ps 77:1I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
- 1 Chr 6:39And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
- Ps 83:1Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
- Ps 76:1In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
- 1 Chr 25:3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.
- Ps 81:1Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
- Ps 78:1Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
- Ps 79:1O GOD, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
- Ps 82:1God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
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