KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Samuel 6:11
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.
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BSB 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.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT 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.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 6
8 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.
9 And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?
10 So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
11 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.
12 And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that [pertaineth] unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.
13 And it was [so], that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
14 And David danced before the LORD with all [his] might; and David [was] girded with a linen ephod.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֵּשֶׁב֩H3427 · ya.shavto dwellאֲר֨וֹןH727 · a.ronarkיְהוָ֜הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceעֹבֵ֥דH5654 · o.ved e.domObed-edomאֱדֹ֛םH5654 · o.ved e.domObed-edomהַגִּתִּ֖יH1663 · git.tiGittiteשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הH7969 · sha.loshthreeחֳדָשִׁ֑יםH2320 · cho.deshmonthוַיְבָ֧רֶךְH1288 · ba.rakhto blessיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֹבֵ֥דH5654 · o.ved e.domObed-edomאֱדֹ֖םH5654 · o.ved e.domObed-edomוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallבֵּיתֽוֹ׃H1004 · betplace
Cross-references
Genesis 39:5And it came to pass from the time [that] he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.Genesis 30:27And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, [tarry: for] I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.Proverbs 3:9-10Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:Malachi 3:10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it].Genesis 39:23The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing [that was] under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and [that] which he did, the LORD made [it] to prosper.
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