Obed-edom (ô'bed-ç'dom) servant of Edom. 1. A Gittite who lived in David's time, 1 Chronicles 13:13, and at whose house the ark was left, after the dreadful death of Uzzah. 2 Samuel 6:6-10. The blessing which came on the house of Obed-edom for the ark's sake encouraged David to remove it to Jerusalem. 2 Samuel 6:10 to 2 Samuel 12:2. The temple-treasurer in the reign of Amaziah. 2 Chronicles 25:24.