1 Chronicles 16:38 (KJV)

Passage

And Obededom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:36 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.

1 Chronicles 16:37 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required:

1 Chronicles 16:38 And Obededom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:

1 Chronicles 16:39 And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,

1 Chronicles 16:40 To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "obededom", "brethren", "threescore", "eight", "jeduthun", "hosah", and "porters". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "obededom" and "brethren", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 37's "So he left there before the ark..." into verse 39's "And Zadok the priest and his brethren...", so "obededom" and "brethren" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "obededom" and "brethren" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.