1 Chronicles 16:38 (GNV)

Passage

And Obed Edom and his brethren, three score and eight: and Obed Edom the sonne of Ieduthun, and Hosah were porters.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:36 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for euer and euer: and let all people say, So be it, and praise the Lord.

1 Chronicles 16:37 Then he left there before the Arke of the Lordes couenant Asaph and his brethren to minister continually before the Arke, that which was to be done euery day:

1 Chronicles 16:38 And Obed Edom and his brethren, three score and eight: and Obed Edom the sonne of Ieduthun, and Hosah were porters.

1 Chronicles 16:39 And Zadok the Priest and his brethren the Priestes were before the Tabernacle of ye Lord, in the hie place that was at Gibeon,

1 Chronicles 16:40 To offer burnt offrings vnto the Lord, vpon the burnt offring altar continually, in the morning and in the euening, euen according vnto all that is written in the law of the Lord, which hee commanded Israel.

Study Lenses

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

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