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Asaph , in the Bible. 1 Choirmaster of David's time, or the eponym of a corps of singers. His name is attached to a little collection of psalms. 2 The same as Abiasaph . 3 Father of a chronicler. 4 King's forester in the Book of Nehemiah.

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Asaph, in the second part of Absalom and Achitophel written chiefly by Tate, is Dryden, and refers to the Asaph of 1 Chr. 16: 4–7 and 25: 1, and the hereditary choir, the ‘Sons of Asaph’, who conducted the musical services of the Temple.

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