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Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This group included Obed-edom (son of Jeduthun), Hosah, and sixty-eight other Levites as gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and also Obed-edom and his sixty-eight brothers, while Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Obededom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah <i>to be</i> porters:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight brethren, including Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, <i>to be</i> gatekeepers;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and Obed-edom with his sixty-eight relatives; Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah as gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and Obed-edom with his 68 relatives; Obed-edom, also the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah as gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and Obed-edom with his 68 relatives; Obed-edom, also the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah as gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and Obed-edom with his 68 relatives; Obed-edom, also the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah as gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and Obed-edom with his sixty-eight relatives; also Obed-edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He assigned Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He assigned Obed-edom and his 68 relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were to be gatekeepers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Obed-Edom and 68 of his relatives were their assistants, and Hosah and Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun were the guards. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />David also left Obed Edom and 68 of his relatives [to serve there]. Obed Edom (Jeduthun's son) and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Obed Edom son of Jeduthun and sixty-eight men of his clan were to assist them. Hosah and Obed Edom were in charge of guarding the gates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Obed-edom and 68 of his relatives remained also, with Jeduthun's son Obed-edom and Hosah serving as trustees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />including Obed-Edom and sixty-eight colleagues. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and Obed-Edom with their brothers, sixty-eight; Obed-Edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Obed-edom with their brethren, sixty and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and Obed-Edom with their sixty-eight relatives; Obed-Edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />both Obed-Edom and their sixty-eight brothers, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, for gatekeepers;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> both Obed-Edom and their brethren, sixty and eight, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah for gatekeepers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Obed-Edom and his brethren, sixty and eight; and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah for gate-keepers:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Obededom, with his brethren sixty-eight: and Obededom the son of Idithun, and Hosa he appointed to be porters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now Obededom and his brothers were sixty-eight. And he appointed Obededom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah to be porters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />he also left there Obed-edom and sixty-eight of his brothers, including Obed-edom, son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, to be gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and also Obed-edom and his sixty-eight kinsfolk; while Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Ober-edom with his brethren, sixty-eight; Ober-edom the junior, the son of Jotham, and Haso. All of these were keepers of the outer gates;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And UbarAdum and his brothers, sixty and eight, and UbarAdum, the younger son of Yutham, and Khasu, these all are the Guards of the outer gates.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jedithun and Hosah to be door-keepers;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Abdedom and his brethren <i>were</i> sixty and eight; and Abdedom the son of Idithun, and Osa, <i>were</i> to be door-keepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/16-38.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=4885" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Worship Before the Ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37</span>So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements, <span class="reftext">38</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5654.htm" title="5654: wə·‘ō·ḇêḏFrom the active participle of abad and 'Edom; worker of Edom; Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5654.htm" title="5654: ’ĕ·ḏōm (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From the active participle of abad and 'Edom; worker of Edom; Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites.">along with Obed-edom</a> <a href="/hebrew/8346.htm" title="8346: šiš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Sixty. Multiple of shesh; sixty.">and his sixty-eight</a> <a href="/hebrew/8083.htm" title="8083: ū·šə·mō·w·nāh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- Or shmowneh; feminine shmonah; or shmownah; apparently from shamen through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight; also eighth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5654.htm" title="5654: wə·‘ō·ḇêḏFrom the active participle of abad and 'Edom; worker of Edom; Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: wa·’ă·ḥê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">relatives.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5654.htm" title="5654: ’ĕ·ḏōm (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From the active participle of abad and 'Edom; worker of Edom; Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites.">Obed-edom</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3038.htm" title="3038: yə·ḏî·ṯūn (N-proper-ms) -- Leader of a choir of the temple. Or Yduthuwn; or Ydiythuwn; probably from yadah; laudatory; Jeduthun, an Israelite.">of Jeduthun,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2621.htm" title="2621: wə·ḥō·sāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A Levite, also a place in Asher. From chacah; hopeful; Chosah, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine.">and also Hosah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7778.htm" title="7778: lə·šō·‘ă·rîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- A gatekeeper. Or shomer: active participle of sha'ar; a janitor.">were to be gatekeepers.</a> </span><span class="reftext">39</span>And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-18.htm">1 Chronicles 15:18-19</a></span><br />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. / The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-28.htm">1 Chronicles 23:28-32</a></span><br />but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, / as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size. / They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm">1 Chronicles 25:1-7</a></span><br />Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service: / From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king. / From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-12.htm">1 Chronicles 26:12-19</a></span><br />These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their relatives did. / They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike. / The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">2 Samuel 6:17-18</a></span><br />So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. / When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-20.htm">2 Samuel 6:20-23</a></span><br />When David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.” / But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD, / and I will humiliate and humble myself even more than this. Yet I will be honored by the maidservants of whom you have spoken.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-4.htm">1 Kings 8:4-11</a></span><br />and they brought up the ark of the LORD and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. So the priests and Levites carried them up. / There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered. / Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-62.htm">1 Kings 8:62-66</a></span><br />Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD. / And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD. / On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to contain all these offerings. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-12.htm">2 Chronicles 5:12-14</a></span><br />all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets. / The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-14.htm">2 Chronicles 8:14-15</a></span><br />In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God. / They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests or the Levites in any matter, including that of the treasuries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-25.htm">2 Chronicles 29:25-30</a></span><br />Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. / The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. / And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-24.htm">Nehemiah 12:24-26</a></span><br />The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God. / Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates. / They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Nehemiah 12:45-47</a></span><br />They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed. / For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. / So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/134-1.htm">Psalm 134:1-2</a></span><br />A song of ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD! / Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-1.htm">Psalm 135:1-3</a></span><br />Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD, / who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God. / Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Obededom with their brothers, three score and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:</p><p class="hdg">Obed-edom</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/13-14.htm">1 Chronicles 13:14</a></b></br> And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/26-4.htm">1 Chronicles 26:4-8</a></b></br> Moreover the sons of Obededom <i>were</i>, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, … </p><p class="hdg">Jeduthun</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/25-3.htm">1 Chronicles 25:3</a></b></br> Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/16-37.htm">Associates</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-24.htm">Doorkeepers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-24.htm">Door-Keepers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-35.htm">Eight</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-24.htm">Gatekeepers</a> <a href="/joshua/19-29.htm">Hosah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-16.htm">Jeduthun</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-16.htm">Jedu'thun</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-37.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-5.htm">Obededom</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-5.htm">Obed-Edom</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-5.htm">O'bed-E'dom</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-18.htm">Porters</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-13.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-6.htm">Sixty-Eight</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-13.htm">Threescore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/4-9.htm">Associates</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-5.htm">Doorkeepers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-5.htm">Door-Keepers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-3.htm">Eight</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-5.htm">Gatekeepers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-10.htm">Hosah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-41.htm">Jeduthun</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-41.htm">Jedu'thun</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-13.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-4.htm">Obededom</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-4.htm">Obed-Edom</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-4.htm">O'bed-E'dom</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-42.htm">Porters</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-8.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-6.htm">Sixty-Eight</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-5.htm">Threescore</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-1.htm">David's festival sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-4.htm">He orders a choir to sing thanksgiving</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-7.htm">The psalm of thanksgiving</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-37.htm">He appoints ministers, porters, priests, and musicians, to attend the ark</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives.</b><br>Obed-edom is a significant figure in the context of the Ark of the Covenant. He is known for housing the Ark in his home for three months, during which time the Lord blessed his household (<a href="/2_samuel/6-11.htm">2 Samuel 6:11</a>). This blessing likely contributed to his continued service in the temple. The mention of his sixty-eight relatives indicates a large family, which was common in ancient Israelite society, emphasizing the importance of family and community in religious service. This large number also suggests the dedication and commitment of Obed-edom's family to the service of the Lord, reflecting the communal nature of worship and service in Israel.<p><b>Obed-edom son of Jeduthun,</b><br>Jeduthun, also known as Ethan, was one of the chief musicians appointed by David for the worship in the tabernacle (<a href="/1_chronicles/25.htm">1 Chronicles 25:1</a>). This connection highlights the musical and worship heritage within Obed-edom's family, suggesting that service to God was a family tradition. The lineage indicates a continuity of faith and service, which is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where family lines often carried specific roles or blessings.<p><b>and also Hosah,</b><br>Hosah was a Levite of the family of Merari, one of the three main divisions of the Levites (<a href="/1_chronicles/26-10.htm">1 Chronicles 26:10</a>). The Merarites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle's structure, including its frames, bars, pillars, and bases (<a href="/numbers/3-36.htm">Numbers 3:36-37</a>). Hosah's inclusion as a gatekeeper signifies the importance of the Levites in maintaining the sanctity and order of the temple, a role that required trustworthiness and dedication.<p><b>were to be gatekeepers.</b><br>Gatekeepers had a crucial role in the temple, responsible for guarding the entrances and ensuring that only those who were ceremonially clean could enter (<a href="/1_chronicles/9-19.htm">1 Chronicles 9:19</a>). This role was not merely about physical security but also about maintaining the spiritual purity of the worship space. Gatekeepers were seen as protectors of the sacred, a role that can be seen as a type of Christ, who is described as the "door" or "gate" for the sheep (<a href="/john/10-7.htm">John 10:7</a>). This typology underscores the protective and mediating role of Christ in the New Testament, connecting the Old Testament roles to the fulfillment found in Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/o/obed-edom.htm">Obed-edom</a></b><br>A Levite who is noted for his role as a gatekeeper and for housing the Ark of the Covenant. His household was blessed by God during the time the Ark was with him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sixty-eight_relatives.htm">Sixty-eight relatives</a></b><br>These are the family members of Obed-edom who were involved in the service of the tabernacle, indicating a family dedicated to the service of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeduthun.htm">Jeduthun</a></b><br>A Levite and one of the chief musicians appointed by David. Obed-edom is identified as his son, linking him to a lineage of worship and service.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosah.htm">Hosah</a></b><br>Another gatekeeper who served alongside Obed-edom. His inclusion highlights the collaborative nature of temple service.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/gatekeepers.htm">Gatekeepers</a></b><br>These were Levites assigned to guard the entrances of the tabernacle, ensuring the sanctity and order of worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_service.htm">Faithfulness in Service</a></b><br>Obed-edom and his family exemplify dedication to God's service. Their roles as gatekeepers and musicians show that every task in God's house is significant and honored.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_blessing.htm">Generational Blessing</a></b><br>The involvement of Obed-edom's relatives in temple service underscores the importance of passing down faith and dedication to future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_presence_of_god.htm">Guarding the Presence of God</a></b><br>As gatekeepers, Obed-edom and Hosah were responsible for maintaining the sanctity of the tabernacle. This teaches us the importance of guarding our hearts and lives as temples of the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/collaboration_in_ministry.htm">Collaboration in Ministry</a></b><br>The partnership between Obed-edom and Hosah highlights the value of working together in ministry, supporting one another in the service of God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_chr_2_3-4_align_with_gen_38.htm">How does 1 Chronicles 2:3-4 align with Genesis 38 regarding Judah and Tamar's lineage, and does it create inconsistencies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_chr_16_7-36_echo_ps_105,_96.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 16:7-36 reuse lines from Psalm 105 and Psalm 96 if David was the original composer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_did_king_baasha_die.htm">In what year of King Asa's reign did Baasha, King of Israel die? Twenty-sixth year (I Kings 15:33 - 16:8) Still alive in the thirty-sixth year (2 Chronicles 16:1)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_obed-edom_blessed,_uzza_killed.htm">(1 Chronicles 13:13) Why is Obed-edom blessed for housing the Ark even though Uzza was killed for a seemingly minor infraction involving the same object?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 38.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Obed-edom with their brethren</span>. Explanation is needed of the <span class="accented">plural</span> pronoun "their." Either another name is wanted with Obed-edom, or tacit reference is made to "Asaph and his brethren," as though the name Asaph had not been followed in its own place by the clause "and his brethren." Keil draws attention to the "three score and two" of <a href="/1_chronicles/26-8.htm">1 Chronicles 26:8</a>, in connection with the <span class="cmt_word">three score and eight</span> of this place; and it has been proposed to make up this number by some of the sons of <span class="cmt_word">Hosah</span>, of our following verse and of <a href="/1_chronicles/26-11.htm">1 Chronicles 26:11</a>. In this case the name Hesah might be the name missing before, "and their brethren." Conjecture, however, has not sufficient clue here to warrant it, and the textual state of this verse must be debited with the obscurity. The ambiguity respecting the name Obed-edom has already (<a href="/1_chronicles/13-14.htm">1 Chronicles 13:14</a>) been alluded to. Neglecting this ambiguity, it may be repeated that <span class="cmt_word">Obed-edom,... son of Jedithun</span> (as the Keri of this passage is) was a Merarite Levite, while Obed-edom son of Jeduthun (<a href="/1_chronicles/15-25.htm">1 Chronicles 15:25</a>) was of Gath-rimmon, a Gittite (<a href="/2_samuel/6-10.htm">2 Samuel 6:10-12</a>; <a href="/joshua/21-24.htm">Joshua 21:24</a>), a Kohathite (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-66.htm">1 Chronicles 6:66, 69</a>), and a Korhite (<a href="/1_chronicles/26-1.htm">1 Chronicles 26:1-5</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/16-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">along with</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֹבֵ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·ḇêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">0<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">Obed-edom</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱדֹ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·ḏōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5654.htm">Strong's 5654: </a> </span><span class="str2">Obed-edom -- 'servant of Edom', an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his sixty-eight</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁשִּׁ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(šiš·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8346.htm">Strong's 8346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sixty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">relatives.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·ḥê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Obed-edom</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱדֹ֧ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·ḏōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5654.htm">Strong's 5654: </a> </span><span class="str2">Obed-edom -- 'servant of Edom', an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jeduthun,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדִית֛וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏî·ṯūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3038.htm">Strong's 3038: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeduthun</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and also Hosah,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחֹסָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥō·sāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2621.htm">Strong's 2621: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hosah -- a Levite, also a place in Asher</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were to be gatekeepers.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשֹׁעֲרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šō·‘ă·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7778.htm">Strong's 7778: </a> </span><span class="str2">A gatekeeper</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/16-38.htm">1 Chronicles 16:38 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/16-38.htm">1 Chronicles 16:38 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/16-38.htm">1 Chronicles 16:38 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/16-38.htm">1 Chronicles 16:38 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/16-38.htm">1 Chronicles 16:38 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/16-38.htm">1 Chronicles 16:38 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/16-38.htm">1 Chronicles 16:38 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/16-38.htm">1 Chronicles 16:38 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/16-38.htm">1 Chronicles 16:38 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/16-38.htm">1 Chronicles 16:38 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/16-38.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 16:38 And Obed-Edom with their brothers sixty-eight (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 16:37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 16:37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-39.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 16:39"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 16:39" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>