son of Jeduthun, a Levite, 1 Chron. xvi, 38, and the father
of Shemaiah and others, 1 Chron. xvi, 5. We learn that the Lord blessed
this man exceedingly, on account of the ark resting under his roof, 2
Sam. vi, 10, 11. David having removed the ark to the place he had
previously prepared for its reception, Obed-Edom and his sons were
appointed to be keepers of the doors of the temple, 1 Chron. xv, 18, 21.
Obed-Edom is called the Gittite, probably because he was of Gathrimmon,
a city of the Levites beyond Jordan, Joshua xxi, 24, 25.
of Shemaiah and others, 1 Chron. xvi, 5. We learn that the Lord blessed
this man exceedingly, on account of the ark resting under his roof, 2
Sam. vi, 10, 11. David having removed the ark to the place he had
previously prepared for its reception, Obed-Edom and his sons were
appointed to be keepers of the doors of the temple, 1 Chron. xv, 18, 21.
Obed-Edom is called the Gittite, probably because he was of Gathrimmon,
a city of the Levites beyond Jordan, Joshua xxi, 24, 25.