1 Chronicles 13:14

1 Chronicles 13:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)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 had.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of 1 Chronicles 13:14

12And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God to me? 13And David brought not the ark home unto himself into the city of David, but he carried it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. 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.

1 Chronicles 13:14 word by word

וַיֵּשֶׁב֩ אֲר֨וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים עִם־בֵּ֨ית עֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֛ם בְּבֵית֖וֹ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֑ים וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית עֹבֵֽד־אֱדֹ֖ם וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ׃ פRead the interlinear

• arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• remainedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• Obed-Edomעֹבֵד אֱדוֹם‛ôbêd 'ĕdôm · Obed-edomH5654
• houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• monthsחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 13:14

• 1 Chronicles 26:5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God had blessed him.
• Genesis 30:27And Laban said to him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes — I have discovered that Jehovah has blessed me for thy sake.
• Genesis 39:5And it came to pass from the time he had set him over his house and all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was on all that he had in the house and in the field.
• Proverbs 3:9Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
• Proverbs 10:22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow to it.
• Malachi 3:10Bring the whole tithe into the treasure-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I open not to you the windows of the heavens, and pour you out a blessing, till there be no place for it.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 13:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The 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, 1 Chronicles 15:18. 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 Let the sin of Uzza warn all to take heed of presumption, rashness, and irreverence, in dealing with holy things; and let none think that a good design will justify a bad action. Let the punishment of Uzza teach us not to dare to trifle with God in our approaches to him; yet let us, through Christ, come boldly to the throne of grace. If the gospel be to some a savour of death unto death, as the ark was to Uzza, yet let us receive it in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14These chapters describe how Jerusalem became the political and religious center of Israel. The story begins with David's failed attempt to move the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 13:1–14; compare 2 Samuel 6:2–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-146-14. David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah--(See on 2Sa 6:1-11). whose name is called on it--rather, "who is worshipped there" (2Sa 6:2).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 13:14

• Obed-Edom

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 13

• 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