The Definition of the word Asaph

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).