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OBED-EDOM

(Heb. ʿōḇēḏ-ʾĕḏôm)

1. A Gittite in whose house David stored the ark of the Lord for three months, following the death of Uzzah for having touched the ark (2 Sam. 6:10-11; 1 Chr. 13:13-14). When David heard that Obed-edom was blessed because of the ark’s presence, he ordered its removal to the tent in Jerusalem (2 Sam. 6:12; 1 Chr. 15:25). His name and origin, in the city of Gath, may indicate that he was also among those Philistines loyal to David (cf. 2 Sam. 15:18-22; 18:2).

2. The son of Jeduthun; a levitical musician and gatekeeper at the tent of meeting (1 Chr. 15:18, 21, 24). He was appointed by David, along with his 68 brothers, to minister with harp and lyre before the ark (1 Chr. 16:5, 38).

3. A son of Korah; a gatekeeper who, with his 62 descendants, served at the temple precinct’s southern gate and storehouses (1 Chr. 26:4-8, 15).

4. The custodian of the temple treasures when King Joash of Israel captured Amaziah of Judah (2 Chr. 25:24). It is uncertain from the MT whether Obed-edom was taken captive (so LXX) or is simply named as the official in charge at the time. His name is absent from the parallel account in 2 Kgs. 14:14.

Kenneth Atkinson

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OBED-EDOM

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)