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Douay-Rheims Bible

2 Samuel 6:11

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.

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.
Contemporary English Version
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.
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.
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 And when they came to the floor of Nachon, Oza put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it: because the oxen kicked and made it lean aside. 7 And the indignation of the Lord was enkindled against Oza, and he struck him for his rashness: and he died there before the ark of God. 8 And David was grieved because the Lord had struck Oza, and the name of that place was called: The striking of Oza, to this day. 9 And David was afraid of the Lord that day, saying: How shall the ark of the Lord come to me? 10 And he would not have the ark of the Lord brought in to himself into the city of David: but he caused it to be carried into the house of Obededom the Gethite. 11 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.

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
And after that men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 6:2
The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose.
Genesis 7:1
And the Lord said to him: Go in, thou and all thy house, into the ark: for thee I have seen just before me in this generation.
Genesis 10:9
And he was a stout hunter before the Lord. Hence came a proverb: Even as Nemrod the stout hunter before the Lord.
Genesis 13:13
And the men of Sodom were very wicked, and sinners before the face of the Lord beyond measure.
2 Chronicles 34:27
And thy heart was softened, and thou hast humbled thyself in the sight of God for the things that are spoken against this place, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and reverencing my face, hast rent thy garments, and wept before me: I also have heard thee, saith the Lord.
Psalms 11:5
(10-6) The Lord trieth the just and the wicked: but he that loveth iniquity, hateth his own soul.
Psalms 55:9
(54-10) Cast down, O Lord, and divide their tongues; for I have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city.
Psalms 140:11
(139-12) A man full of tongue shall not be established in the earth: evil shall catch the unjust man unto destruction.
Isaiah 60:18
Iniquity shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction in thy borders, and salvation shall possess thy walls, and praise thy gates.

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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