עֹבֵד אֱדוֹםʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwm
proper name, masculine: servant of, Edom
Pronunciation: o-bade' ed-ome' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5654
Meanings
1. the Gittite who harboured the ark (2 Samuel 6:10; 2 Samuel 6:11; 2 Samuel 6:12)
2. (= 1?) one of the chief Levitical singers and doorkeepers (1 Chronicles 15:18; 1 Chronicles 15:21; 1 Chronicles 15:24)
3. the family of the same (2 Chronicles 25:24; 2 Kings 14:14)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 40 times in the Bible.
- 2 Samuel 6:10 So David decided not to move the Ark of the Lord into the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath.
- 2 Samuel 6:11 The Ark of the Lord remained there in Obed-edom’s house for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and his entire household.
- 2 Samuel 6:12 Then King David was told, “The Lord has blessed Obed-edom’s household and everything he has because of the Ark of God.” So David went there and brought the Ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David with a great celebration.
- 1 Chronicles 13:13 So David did not move the Ark into the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath.
- 1 Chronicles 13:14 The Ark of God remained there in Obed-edom’s house for three months, and the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom and everything he owned.
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 The following men were chosen as their assistants: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers—Obed-edom and Jeiel.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).