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Obed-edom עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם
A Singer. Obed-edom was a Gittite in whose house the Ark of the Covenant stayed for three months, bringing blessings to his household.
Also called Shimei.
Family
| Father | Jeduthun |
|---|---|
| Children | Ammiel, Issachar, Jehozabad, Joah, Nethanel, Shemaiah, Sachar, Peullethai |
| Brothers and sisters | Gedaliah, Hashabiah, Jeshaiah, Mattithiah, Zeri |
Where Obed-edom appears
1 Chronicles (12), 2 Samuel (3), 2 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- 2 Samuel 6:10 first mention — So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
- 2 Samuel 6:11 — And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-edom, and all his household.
- 2 Samuel 6:12 — And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.
- 1 Chronicles 13:13 — So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
- 1 Chronicles 13:14 — And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 — And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
- 1 Chronicles 15:21 — And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
- 1 Chronicles 15:24 — And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- 1 Chronicles 15:25 — So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.
- 1 Chronicles 16:5 — Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
- 1 Chronicles 16:38 — And Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:
- 1 Chronicles 26:4 — Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.