1 Chronicles 16:38 (DBY)

Passage

and Obed-Edom, and their brethren, sixty-eight; Obed-Edom also, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah as doorkeepers.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:36 Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, from eternity and to eternity! And all the people said, Amen! and praised Jehovah.

1 Chronicles 16:37 And he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, Asaph and his brethren, to do the service before the ark continually, as every day's duty required;

1 Chronicles 16:38 and Obed-Edom, and their brethren, sixty-eight; Obed-Edom also, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah as doorkeepers.

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

1 Chronicles 16:40 to offer up burnt-offerings to Jehovah on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning and evening, and according to all that is written in the law of Jehovah, which he commanded Israel;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 37's "And he left there before the ark..." into verse 39's "And Zadok the priest and his brethren...", so "obed-edom" 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 "obed-edom" and "brethren" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.