2 Samuel 6 · Verse 11

2 Samuel 6:11

And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed–edom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obed–edom, and all his household.
2 Samuel 6:11, King James Version

2 Samuel 6:11 in other translations

BSBThus 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.
WEBThe LORD’s ark remained in Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house three months; and the LORD blessed Obed-Edom and all his house.
ASVAnd the ark of Jehovah remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and Jehovah blessed Obed-edom, and all his house.
YLTand the ark of Jehovah doth inhabit the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months, and Jehovah blesseth Obed-Edom and all his house.
DARBYAnd the ark of Jehovah remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months; and Jehovah blessed Obed-Edom and all his household.
BBEAnd the ark of the Lord was in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months: and the Lord sent a blessing on Obed-edom and all his family.
WebsterAnd the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household.

What does 2 Samuel 6:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. Obed-edom the Gittite--a Levite (1Ch 15:18, 21, 24; 16:5; 26:4). He is called a Gittite, either from his residence at Gath, or more probably from Gath-rimmon, one of the Levitical cities (Jos 21:24, 25). 2Sa 6:12-19. David Afterwards Brings the Ark to Zion.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 The Lord blessed Obed-edom - And why? Because he had the ark of the Lord in his house. Whoever entertains God's messengers, or consecrates his house to the service of God, will infallibly receive God's blessing.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 6:6-11

Uzzah was struck dead for touching the ark. God saw presumption and irreverence in Uzzah's heart. Familiarity, even with that which is most awful, is apt to breed contempt. If it were so great a crime for one to lay hold on the ark of the covenant who had no right to do so, what is it for those to lay claim to the privileges of the covenant that come not up to the terms of it? Obed-edom opened his doors without…

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2 Samuel 6:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.Shevand it remainedH3427
אֲר֨וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
עֹבֵ֥ד'o.VedObed-H5654
אֱדֹ֛ם'e.DomEdomH5654
הַגִּתִּ֖יha.gi.Tithe GittiteH1663
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahthreeH7969
חֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimmonthsH2320
וַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhand he blessedH1288
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֹבֵ֥ד'o.VedObed-H5654
אֱדֹ֖ם'e.DomEdomH5654
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
בֵּיתֽוֹ\׃bei.Tohousehold hisH1004

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 6:11

  • Genesis 39:5

    And 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 30:27

    And 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 3:9-10

    Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

  • Malachi 3:10

    Bring 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 39:23

    The 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord blessed.
Ge 30:27; 39:5,23; Pr 3:9,10; Mal 3:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Samuel 6:10

    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 Obed–edom the Gittite.

  • 2 Samuel 6:11

    And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed–edom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obed–edom, and all his household.

  • 2 Samuel 6:12

    And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed–edom, 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 Obed–edom into the city of David with gladness.

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2 Samuel 6:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y estuvo el arca de Jehová en casa de Obed-edom Getheo tres meses: y bendijo Jehová á Obed-edom y á toda su casa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’arche de l’ Éternel demeura trois mois dans la maison d’Obed-Édom, le Guitthien; et l’ Éternel bénit Obed-Édom et toute sa maison.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Lade Jehovas blieb in dem Hause Obed-Edoms, des Gathiters, drei Monate. Und Jehova segnete Obed-Edom und sein ganzes Haus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et habitavit arca Domini in domo Obededom Gethæi tribus mensibus: et benedixit Dominus Obededom, et omnem domum ejus.