2 Samuel 6:11

2 Samuel 6:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and the Lord blessed him and his entire household.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of 2 Samuel 6:11

9So David was afraid of the Lord that day; and he said, “How can the ark of the Lord come to me?” 10David was unwilling to move the ark of the Lord into the City of David with him; instead he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 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). 12Now King David was told, “The Lord has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing and gladness. 13And when those who were carrying the ark of the Lord [by its poles] had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

2 Samuel 6:11 word by word

וַיֵּשֶׁב֩ אֲר֨וֹן יְהוָ֜ה בֵּ֣ית עֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֛ם הַגִּתִּ֖י שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֑ים וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־עֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֖ם וְאֶת־כָּל־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• continuedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of Obed–edomעֹבֵד אֱדוֹם‛ôbêd 'ĕdôm · Obed-edomH5654
• the Gittiteגִּתִּיgittîy · GittiteH1663
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• monthsחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• and all his householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 6:11

• Genesis 30:27But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your sight, stay with me; for I have learned [from the omens in divination and by experience] that the Lord has blessed me because of you.”
• Genesis 39:5It happened that from the time that he made Joseph overseer in his house and [put him in charge] over all that he owned, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house because of Joseph; so the Lord’s blessing was on everything that Potiphar owned, in the house and in the field.
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your wealth And with the first fruits of all your crops (income);
• Malachi 3:10Bring all the tithes (the tenth) into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you [so great] a blessing until there is no more room to receive it.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The 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.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Uzzah was struck dead for touching the ark. God saw presumption and irreverence in Uzzah's heart. Familiarity, even with that which is most awful, is apt to breed contempt. If it were so great a crime for one to lay hold on the ark of the covenant who had no right to do so, what is it for those to lay claim to the privileges of the covenant that come not up to the terms of it? Obed-edom opened his doors without fear, knowing the ark was a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11God blessed Obed-edom with health, prosperity, and family. God’s presence, which is a curse to the ungodly (1 Samuel 5)is a blessing to his people. Obed-edom must have taken care to preserve the ark's holiness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Obed-edom the Gittite--a Levite (1Ch 15:18, 21, 24; 16:5; 26:4). He is called a Gittite, either from his residence at Gath, or more probably from Gath-rimmon, one of the Levitical cities (Jos 21:24, 25). 2Sa 6:12-19. David Afterwards Brings the Ark to Zion.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 6:11

• Ark
• Blessing
• David
• Kirjath-Jearim

In the dictionaries

• Edom
• Gittite
• Edom; Edomites
• Edom, Edomite, Idumea
• Gath, Gittite
• Obed-Edom
• Ark
• Chronicles, Books of
• Cornet
• David

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings