and Obed-edom with his sixty-eight relatives; Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah as gatekeepers.
Parallel translations
- WEB and Obed-Edom with their brothers, sixty-eight; Obed-Edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;
- KJV And Obededom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:
- BSB along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
- NKJV and Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight brethren, including Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, to be gatekeepers;
- NLT This group included Obed-edom (son of Jeduthun), Hosah, and sixty-eight other Levites as gatekeepers.
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Quick answer
Obed-Edom and his kin, sixty-eight in all, with Hosah, served as doorkeepers. Many were appointed to guard and serve at the place of worship.
Overview
A large company including Obed-Edom, once blessed for housing the ark, is set apart as gatekeepers. The detailed roster shows the seriousness and scope of organized worship under David. Even the seemingly minor task of guarding the gates is recorded as honored service in God's house.
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Cross-references · 4
- 1 Chr 26:10Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him chief),
- 1 Chr 13:14God’s ark remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months; and Yahweh blessed Obed-Edom’s house and all that he had.
- 1 Chr 25:3Of Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh with the harp.
- 1 Chr 26:4–8Obed-Edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,
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