1 Chronicles 16:38 (YLT)

Passage

both Obed-Edom and their brethren, sixty and eight, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah for gatekeepers,

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:36 Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age and unto the age;' And all the people say, `Amen,' and have given praise to Jehovah.

1 Chronicles 16:37 And he leaveth there before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, for Asaph and for his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, according to the matter of a day in its day,

1 Chronicles 16:38 both Obed-Edom and their brethren, sixty and eight, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah for gatekeepers,

1 Chronicles 16:39 and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah, in a high place that <FI>is<Fi> in Gibeon,

1 Chronicles 16:40 to cause to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah, on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning and evening, and for all that is written in the law of Jehovah, that He charged on Israel.

Study Lenses

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

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