1 Chronicles 16:38

38 and also ¹Obed-edom and his^[a] sixty-eight brothers, while ²Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and ³Hosah were to be gatekeepers.

1 Chronicles 16:38 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 38 And Obededom, with their brethren, threescore and eight
The Levites, the brethren of Asaph and Obededom, these were left before the ark to minister there:

Obededom also the son of Jeduthun;
or Ethan, which some take to be another Obededom; but the (w) , "vau" may be explanative, "even Obededom":

and Hosah to be porters;
these he left to be doorkeepers of the ark.

1 Chronicles 16:38 In-Context

36 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! ” Then all the people said, “Amen! ” and praised the Lord.

37 So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister regularly before the ark as each day required,

38 and also Obed-edom and his sixty-eight brothers, while Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.

39 And he left Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon

40 to offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering regularly morning and evening, to do all that is written in the Law of the Lord that he commanded Israel.

Cross References

• 1. 16:38 ch. 26:4
• 2. 16:38 ch. 26:4
• 3. 16:38 ch. 26:10, 16

Footnotes

• [a] 16:38 Hebrew 'their'