עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם
o.ved e.dom
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.6.10;
son of: Jeduthun (H3038);
brother of: Mattithiah (H4993H), Gedaliah (H1436I), Zeri (H6874), Jeshaiah (H3470H) and Hashabiah (H2811I);
father of: Shemaiah (H8098I), Jehozabad (H3075H), Joah (H3098I), Sachar (H7940), Nethanel (H5417K), Ammiel (H5988I), Issachar (H3485H) and Peullethai (H6469)
Also named: shim.i (שִׁמְעִי "Shimei" H8096X)
§ Obed-edom = "servant of Edom"
1. a Levite and a Gittite who kept the ark after Uzzah was slain by God for touching the ark while it was being taken to Jerusalem
2. a Merarite Levite and a singer and gatekeeper
a. the family descended from him
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 15 verses
- 2 Samuel 6:10 עֹבֵֽד־אֱד֖וֹם
So he was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
- 2 Samuel 6:11 עֹבֵ֥דאֱדֹ֛םעֹבֵ֥דאֱדֹ֖ם
Thus the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed him and all his household.
- 2 Samuel 6:12 עֹבֵ֤דאֱדֹם֙עֹבֵ֥דאֱדֹ֛ם
Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.
- 1 Chronicles 13:13 עֹבֵֽד־אֱדֹ֖ם
So he did not move the ark with him to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
- 1 Chronicles 13:14 עֹבֵ֥דאֱדֹ֛םעֹבֵֽד־אֱדֹ֖ם
Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned.
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 וְעֹבֵ֥דאֱדֹ֛ם
and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
- 1 Chronicles 15:21 וְעֹבֵ֣דאֱדֹ֔ם
And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
- 1 Chronicles 15:24 וְעֹבֵ֤דאֱדֹם֙
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.
- 1 Chronicles 15:25 עֹבֵֽד־אֱדֹ֖ם
So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
- 1 Chronicles 16:5 וְעֹבֵ֨דאֱדֹ֜ם
Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals
- 1 Chronicles 16:38 וְעֹבֵ֥דאֱדֹ֛םוְעֹבֵ֨דאֱדֹ֧ם
along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
- 1 Chronicles 26:4 וּלְעֹבֵ֥דאֱדֹ֖ם
And Obed-edom also had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,
- 1 Chronicles 26:8 עֹבֵ֣דאֱדֹ֗םלְעֹבֵ֥דאֱדֹֽם׃
All these were descendants of Obed-edom; they and their sons and brothers were capable men with strength to do the work—62 in all from Obed-edom.
- 1 Chronicles 26:15 לְעֹבֵ֥דאֱדֹ֖ם
The lot for the South Gate fell to Obed-edom, and the lot for the storehouses to his sons.
- 2 Chronicles 25:24 עֹבֵ֣דאֱד֗וֹם
He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God with Obed-edom and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
