Obed-Edom

1 Chron. xvi. 38. 1 Chron. xxvi. 4.OBED-EDOM, Son of Jedutbun, a Levite, and Father of Shemaiah, Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nathaneel, Ammiel, Issachar, and Peulthai. He had a numerous Family, says the Scripture, because the Lord blessed him; and this is the Occasion of this Blessing. When David tranferr’d the Ark of the Covenant to the City of Jerusalem, Uzzah having rashly laid Hands on the Ark¹, which he thought to be in danger of falling, was smitten of God, and died upon the Spot. David terrified at this Accident, durst not remove the Ark into the Place he had provided for it in his own House, but set it up in the House of Obed-Edom, which was near the Place where Uzzah had been struck dead. But the Presence of the Ark not only created no Temporal Misfortune to the Family of this Levite, but on the contrary the Lord heap’d upon him all sorts of Blessings; which encouraged David some Months after, to remove it to the Place he had appointed for it. Afterwards Obed-Edom and 1 Chron. xv. 18. 21. 2 Sam. vi. 10.his Sons were assigned to the keeping of the Doors of the Temple. In the second Book of Samuel Obed-edom is call’d the Gittite, probably because he was of Gath-rimmon, a City of the Levites beyond Jordan. Josh. xxi. 24. 25.

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