1 Chronicles 16:38

Obed Edom with those sixty-eight relatives were included. Obed Edom son of Jeduthun, along with Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.

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And Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:

In Context

37So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, to serve continually before the ark, as every day's work required.

39Zadok the priest and his fellow priests were to serve before the tabernacle of Yahweh at the high place in Gibeon.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 25:3From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, + 25:3 this is a variant of the name Izri, which is found in 1 Chron. 25:11, and refers to the same person Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who played the harp for giving thanks and praising Yahweh.

1 Chronicles 26:10Hosah, a descendant of Merari, had sons: Shimri the leader (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him leader),

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 16:38-43

The Service of the Ark. ( b. c. 1045.) 37 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required: 38 And Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters: 39 And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon, 40 To offer burnt offerings unto the Lord upon the altar of the burnt… Read the whole commentary →

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