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the Week of Proper 16 / Ordinary 21
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Contemporary English Version

2 Samuel 6:11

The chest stayed there for three months, and the Lord greatly blessed Obed Edom, his family, and everything he owned. Then someone told King David, "The Lord has done this because the sacred chest is in Obed Edom's house." Right away, David went to Obed Edom's house to get the chest and bring it to David's City. Everyone was celebrating.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ark;   Blessing;   David;   Kirjath-Jearim;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ark;   Blessings;   Blessings-Afflictions;   Temporal;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ark of the Covenant;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Obed-Edom;   Tabernacle;   Uzzah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Gath;   Tabernacle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Family Life and Relations;   Jerusalem;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ark;   Obed-Edom;   Tabernacle;   Uzzah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dance;   Obed Edom;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gath;   Kohathites;   Obed-Edom;   Purity-Purification;   Samuel, Books of;   Transportation and Travel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Jerusalem;   Priests and Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Bag ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gittites ;   Obededom ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Nachon;   Obed-edom;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ark;   David;   Handicraft;   Jerusalem;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   O'bed-E'dom;   Tyre;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Obed-Edom;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gittites;   Obed-Edom;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ark of the covenant;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Obed-Edom;   Samuel, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The ark of the Lord remained in his house three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and his whole family.
Hebrew Names Version
The ark of the LORD remained in the house of `Oved-'Edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed `Oved-'Edom, and all his house.
King James Version
And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obededom, and all his household.
Lexham English Bible
So the ark of Yahweh remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and Yahweh blessed Obed-Edom and all his household.
English Standard Version
And the ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and all his household.
New Century Version
The Ark of the Lord stayed in Obed-Edom's house for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all his family.
New English Translation
The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months. The Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all his family.
Amplified Bible
So the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household (family).
New American Standard Bible
The ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Arke of the Lorde continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite, three moneths, and the Lorde blessed Obed-edom, and all his houshold.
Legacy Standard Bible
Thus the ark of Yahweh remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and Yahweh blessed Obed-edom and all his household.
Complete Jewish Bible
The ark of Adonai stayed in the house of ‘Oved-Edom the Gitti for three months; and Adonai blessed ‘Oved-Edom and all his household.
Darby Translation
And the ark of Jehovah remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months; and Jehovah blessed Obed-Edom and all his household.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord 's Holy Box stayed in Obed Edom's house for three months. The Lord blessed Obed Edom and all his family.
George Lamsa Translation
And the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Ober-edom the Gittite three months; and the LORD blessed Ober-edom the Gittite, and all his household because of the ark of the LORD.
Good News Translation
It stayed there three months, and the Lord blessed Obed Edom and his family.
Literal Translation
And the ark of Jehovah remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months. And Jehovah blessed Obed-edom and all his house.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan the Arke of the LORDE had contynued thre monethes in the house of Obed Edom the Gathite, the LORDE blessed him and all his house.
American Standard Version
And the ark of Jehovah remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and Jehovah blessed Obed-edom, and all his house.
Bible in Basic English
And the ark of the Lord was in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months: and the Lord sent a blessing on Obed-edom and all his family.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the arke of the Lorde continued in the house of Obed Edom the Gethite three monethes: and the Lorde blessed Obed Edom, and all his housholde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months; and the LORD blessed Obed-edom, and all his house.
King James Version (1611)
And the Arke of the Lord continued in the house of Obed Edom the Gittite, three moneths: and the Lord blessed Obed Edom, and all his household.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the ark of the Lord lodged in the house of Abeddara the Gethite three months, and the Lord blessed all the house of Abeddara, and all his possessions.
English Revised Version
And the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed–edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obed–edom, and all his house.
Berean Standard Bible
Thus the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed him and all his household.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the arke of the Lord dwellide in the hows of Obethedom Geth thre monethis; and the Lord blessid Obethedom, and al his hows.
Young's Literal Translation
and the ark of Jehovah doth inhabit the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months, and Jehovah blesseth Obed-Edom and all his house.
Update Bible Version
And the ark of Yahweh remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and Yahweh blessed Obed-edom, and all his house.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household.
World English Bible
The ark of Yahweh remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and Yahweh blessed Obed-edom, and all his house.
New King James Version
The ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months. And the LORD blessed Obed-Edom and all his household.
New Living Translation
The Ark of the Lord remained there in Obed-edom's house for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and his entire household.
New Life Bible
The special box of the Lord stayed in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months. And the Lord brought good to Obed-edom and all of his family.
New Revised Standard
The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months; and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and all his household.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the ark of Yahweh abode in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite, three months, - and Yahweh blessed Obed -edom, and all his household.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the ark of the Lord abode in the house of Obededom the Gethite three months: and the Lord blessed Obededom, and all his household.
Revised Standard Version
And the ark of the LORD remained in the house of O'bed-e'dom the Gittite three months; and the LORD blessed O'bed-e'dom and all his household.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Thus the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household.

Contextual Overview

6 But when they came to Nacon's threshing-floor, the oxen stumbled, so Uzzah reached out and took hold of the sacred chest. 7 The Lord God was very angry at Uzzah for doing this, and he killed Uzzah right there beside the chest. 8 David got angry at God for killing Uzzah. He named that place "Bursting Out Against Uzzah," and that's what it's still called. 9 David was afraid of the Lord and thought, "Should I really take the sacred chest to my city?" 10 He decided not to take it there. Instead, he turned off the road and took it to the home of Obed Edom, who was from Gath. 11The chest stayed there for three months, and the Lord greatly blessed Obed Edom, his family, and everything he owned. Then someone told King David, "The Lord has done this because the sacred chest is in Obed Edom's house." Right away, David went to Obed Edom's house to get the chest and bring it to David's City. Everyone was celebrating.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Lord blessed: Genesis 30:27, Genesis 39:5, Genesis 39:23, Proverbs 3:9, Proverbs 3:10, Malachi 3:10

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 13:13 - Obededom Proverbs 3:33 - he blesseth

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
More and more people were born, until finally they spread all over the earth. Some of their daughters were so beautiful that supernatural beings came down and married the ones they wanted.
Genesis 7:1
The Lord told Noah: Take your whole family with you into the boat, because you are the only one on this earth who pleases me.
Genesis 13:13
where the people were evil and sinned terribly against the Lord .
Psalms 11:5
The Lord tests honest people, but despises those who are cruel and love violence.
Psalms 55:9
Confuse my enemies, Lord! Upset their plans. Cruelty and violence are all I see in the city,
Psalms 140:11
Chase those cruel liars away! Let trouble hunt them down.
Isaiah 60:18
Violence, destruction, and ruin will never again be heard of within your borders. "Victory" will be the name you give to your walls; "Praise" will be the name you give to your gates.
Jeremiah 6:7
Evil pours from your city like water from a spring. Sounds of violent crimes echo within your walls; victims are everywhere, wounded and dying.
Ezekiel 8:17
God said, "Ezekiel, it's bad enough that the people of Judah are doing these disgusting things. But they have also spread violence and injustice everywhere in Israel and have made me very angry. They have disgraced and insulted me in the worst possible way.
Ezekiel 28:16
You traded with other nations and became more and more cruel and evil. So I forced you to leave my mountain, and the creature that had been your protector now chased you away from the gems.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months,.... David, and those with him, returned to their habitations, where they continued during this time:

and the Lord blessed Obededom, and all his household; him, and all his family, with spiritual blessings, and with an affluence of temporal good things; for godliness has the promise of this life, and of that which is to come; men are not losers but gainers, even in things temporal, for their attachment to the cause of religion, and the service of God, and their regard to that in their own houses, as well as in the house of God. Josephus o says, that Obededom was very poor before, and in a low condition, out of which he soon emerged, and came into affluent circumstances, so as to be taken notice of by his neighbours, and reported abroad; by which means David came to the hearing of it, as follows.

o Antiqu. l. 7. c. 4. sect. 2.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 6:11. The Lord blessed Obed-edom — And why? Because he had the ark of the Lord in his house. Whoever entertains God's messengers, or consecrates his house to the service of God, will infallibly receive God's blessing.


 
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