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Nethaniah

Nethaniah was a musician in David's time, brother of Asharelah (or 'Asarelah'). Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 25:2.

Why it matters. Musician in David's time, descended from Asaph

Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Nethaniah

Nethaniah was a Levite musician who served during the reign of King David. He was the brother of Asharelah (or 'Asarelah', also called Jesharelah), who was one of the musicians appointed by David to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals (1Ch.25.2,12). These musicians were set apart for the ministry of prophesying, under the supervision of the king.

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.

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