Person Old Testament
Asharelah
Also known as Asharelah =ESV; Asarelah =NIV, KJV, Jesharelah =ESV, KJV;Jesarelah =NIV
Asharelah (or Jesharelah) was a Levite musician appointed by David to prophesy with lyres (1Ch.25.2, 14). Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 25:2.
Why it matters. Levite musician appointed by David to prophesy with lyres
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Asharelah
Asharelah, also known as Jesharelah, was a Levite musician during the reign of King David. He was one of the sons of Asaph, a prominent Levite musician and psalmist. Asharelah was appointed by David to lead a group of musicians who prophesied with lyres, along with his brothers. This role involved using music as a means of prophetic worship and declaring the words of the Lord. Asharelah's inclusion in this list of musicians highlights the importance of music and prophetic worship in the Israelite culture during David's reign.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Asaph
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.