Person Old Testament
Joshbekashah
Joshbekashah, one of Heman's sons, was a musician appointed by King David to lead worship. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 25:4.
Why it matters. A son of Heman, a musician in David's time
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Joshbekashah
Joshbekashah is mentioned in 1Ch.25.4 and 1Ch.25.24 as one of the sons of Heman, a prominent Levitical musician during the reign of King David. Heman, along with Asaph and Jeduthun, was appointed by David to lead the music and worship in the house of the Lord (1Ch.25.1). Joshbekashah, along with his brothers, was set apart for the ministry of prophesying with musical instruments (1Ch.25.2). He was among those who were assigned duties by casting lots, ensuring a fair distribution of responsibilities (1Ch.25.8).
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
- Heman
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.