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Contemporary English Version

1 Chronicles 13:14

The chest stayed there for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-Edom, his family, and everything he owned.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ark of the Covenant;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Kirjath-Jearim, or Kirjath-Baal;   Tabernacle;   Uzzah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Obed-Edom;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Obededom ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Obed-edom;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abinadab;   Ark of the Covenant;   David;   Obed-Edom;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The ark of God remained with Obed-edom’s family in his house for three months, and the Lord blessed his family and all that he had.
Hebrew Names Version
The ark of God remained with the family of `Oved-'Edom in his house three months: and the LORD blessed the house of `Oved-'Edom, and all that he had.
King James Version
And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.
English Standard Version
And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that he had.
New Century Version
The Ark of God stayed with Obed-Edom's family in his house for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-Edom's family and everything he owned.
New English Translation
The ark of God remained in Obed-Edom's house for three months; the Lord blessed Obed-Edom's family and everything that belonged to him.
Amplified Bible
So the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months; and the LORD blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that he had.
New American Standard Bible
And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months; and the LORD blessed the family of Obed-edom and all that he had.
World English Bible
The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months: and Yahweh blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the Arke of God remained in the house of Obed Edom, euen in his house three moneths: and the Lorde blessed the house of Obed Edom, and all that he had.
Legacy Standard Bible
Thus the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months; and Yahweh blessed the household of Obed-edom with all that he had.
Berean Standard Bible
Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned.
Complete Jewish Bible
The ark of God stayed with the family of ‘Oved-'Edom the Gitti in his house for three months; and Adonai blessed the household of ‘Oved-'Edom and all he had.
Darby Translation
And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And Jehovah blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he had.
Easy-to-Read Version
God's Holy Box stayed with Obed Edom's family in his house for three months. The Lord blessed Obed Edom's family and everything Obed Edom owned.
George Lamsa Translation
And the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Ober-edom the Gittite three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Ober-edom the Gittite and all that he had.
Good News Translation
It stayed there three months, and the Lord blessed Obed Edom's family and everything that belonged to him.
Lexham English Bible
And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And Yahweh blessed the household of Obed-Edom and all that he had.
Literal Translation
And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months. And Jehovah blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that he had.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So the Arke of God abode with Obed Edom in his house thre monethes. And ye LORDE blessed Obed Edoms house and all that he had.
American Standard Version
And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months: and Jehovah blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
Bible in Basic English
And the ark of God was in the house of Obed-edom for three months; and the Lord sent a blessing on the house of Obed-edom and on all he had.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the arke of God remayned with Obed Edom, euen in his house, three monethes: And the Lorde blessed the house of Obed Edom, & all that he had.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months; and the LORD blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
King James Version (1611)
And the Arke of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three moneths. And the Lord blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he had.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the ark of God abode in the house of Abeddara three months: and God blessed Abeddara and all that he had.
English Revised Version
And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed–edom in his house three months: and the LORD blessed the house of Obed–edom, and all that he had.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the arke of God dwellide in the hous of Obededom of Geth thre monethis; and the Lord blessid his hows, and `alle thingis that he hadde.
Update Bible Version
And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months: and Yahweh blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
New King James Version
The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that he had.
New Living Translation
The Ark of God remained there in Obed-edom's house for three months, and the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom and everything he owned.
New Life Bible
The special box of God stayed with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months. The Lord brought good to Obed-edom's family and all that he had.
New Revised Standard
The ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months, and the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that he had.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom, in his house, three months, - and Yahweh blessed the household of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the ark of God remained in the house of Obededom three months: and the Lord blessed his house, and all that he had.
Revised Standard Version
And the ark of God remained with the household of O'bed-e'dom in his house three months; and the LORD blessed the household of O'bed-e'dom and all that he had.
Young's Literal Translation
And the ark of God dwelleth with the household of Obed-Edom, in his house, three months, and Jehovah blesseth the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he hath.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months; and the LORD blessed the family of Obed-edom with all that he had.

Contextual Overview

9 But when they came to Chidon's threshing place, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out and took hold of the chest to stop it from falling. 10 The Lord God was very angry at Uzzah for doing this, and he killed Uzzah right there beside the chest. 11 David then got angry at God for killing Uzzah. So he named that place "Attack on Uzzah," and it's been called that ever since. 12 David was afraid what the Lord might do to him, and he asked himself, "Should I really be the one to take care of the sacred chest?" 13 So instead of taking it to Jerusalem, David decided to take it to the home of Obed-Edom, who lived in the town of Gath. 14 The chest stayed there for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-Edom, his family, and everything he owned.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Lord: 1 Chronicles 26:5, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 39:5, Proverbs 3:9, Proverbs 3:10, Proverbs 10:22, Malachi 3:10, Malachi 3:11

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 6:10 - Obededom 1 Chronicles 15:18 - Obededom 1 Chronicles 15:25 - Obededom 1 Chronicles 16:38 - Obededom

Cross-References

Genesis 13:10
This happened before the Lord had destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. And when Lot looked around, he saw there was plenty of water in the Jordan Valley. All the way to Zoar the valley was as green as the garden of the Lord or the land of Egypt.
Genesis 28:14
Your descendants will spread over the earth in all directions and will become as numerous as the specks of dust. Your family will be a blessing to all people.
Deuteronomy 3:27
Climb to the top of Mount Pisgah and look north, south, east, and west. Take a good look, but you are not going to cross the Jordan River.
Isaiah 49:18
Look around! You will see your people coming home. As surely as I live, I, the Lord , promise that your city with its people will be as lovely as a bride wearing her jewelry."
Isaiah 60:4
The Lord said: Open your eyes! Look around! Crowds are coming. Your sons are on their way from distant lands; your daughters are being carried like little children.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 13:14. The Lord blessed the house of Obed-edom — That this man was only a sojourner at Gath, whence he was termed Gittite, and that he was originally a Levite, is evident from 1 Chronicles 15:17-18.

The Targum ends this chapter thus: "And the Word of the Lord blessed Obed-edom, and his children, and his grand-children; and his wife conceived, and his eight daughters-in-law: and each brought forth eight at one birth, insomuch that in one day there were found, of fathers and children, fourscore and one; and He blessed and increased greatly all that belonged to him." This exposition will not be generally received; but all rabbins must be allowed to deal in the marvellous.

For other remarks see on 2 Samuel 6:1, &c.


 
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