<strong>OBED</strong> (ō'bĕd, Heb. <em>‘ōvēdh</em>, worshiper). The name of five OT men:<br /><br />

1. If no names are omitted in the messianic genealogy, the son of Boaz and Ruth and grandfather of David the king (<bibleref ref="Ruth.4.21-Ruth.4.22">Ruth.4.21-Ruth.4.22</bibleref>, copied in <bibleref ref="1Chr.2.12">1Chr.2.12</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="Matt.1.5">Matt.1.5</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="Luke.3.32">Luke.3.32</bibleref>).

2. An early man of Judah, descended through Hezron and Jerahmeel (<bibleref ref="1Chr.2.37-1Chr.2.38">1Chr.2.37-1Chr.2.38</bibleref>).

3. One of the mighty men of David’s army (<bibleref ref="1Chr.11.47">1Chr.11.47</bibleref>).

4. A Levitical gatekeeper of the tabernacle in David’s time (<bibleref ref="1Chr.26.7">1Chr.26.7</bibleref>).

5. The father of one of the captains whom Jehoiada chose to help make Joash king (<bibleref ref="2Chr.23.1">2Chr.23.1</bibleref>).

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<strong>OBED</strong> <strong>ō’ bid</strong> (<span class="hebrew">עוֹבֵ֔ד</span>; NT <span class="greek">̓Ιωβήδ</span>, <span class="gknumber">G2725</span>, <em>worshiper of</em>, or <em>slave of</em>). It is a common name in OT. Since those bearing it are apparently unimportant, it may be an abbreviation of Obadiah.<br /><br />

1. Son of Ruth and Boaz (<bibleref ref="Ruth.4.17">Ruth 4:17</bibleref>, <bibleref ref="Ruth.4.21">21</bibleref>, <bibleref ref="Ruth.4.22">22</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="1Chr.2.12">1 Chron 2:12</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="Matt.1.5">Matt 1:5</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="Luke.3.32">Luke 3:32</bibleref>).

2. Son of Ephlal, a descendant of Jerahmeel (<bibleref ref="1Chr.2.25">1 Chron 2:25</bibleref>, <bibleref ref="1Chr.2.37">37</bibleref>).

3. One of David’s mighty men (<bibleref ref="1Chr.11.47">1 Chron 11:47</bibleref>).

4. Son of Shemaiah and grandson of Obed-edom, one of the Korahite doorkeepers of the Temple (<bibleref ref="1Chr.26.7">1 Chron 26:7</bibleref>).<br /><br />

5. Father of Azariah, one of the captains who helped Jehoiada to depose Athaliah (<bibleref ref="2Chr.23.1">2 Chron 23:1</bibleref>).

<h2>International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)</h2>

(1) Son of Boaz and Ru and grandfather of David (<bibleref ref="Ruth.4.17">Ru 4:17</bibleref>,<bibleref ref="Ruth.4.21">21</bibleref>,<bibleref ref="Ruth.4.22">22</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="1Chr.2.12">1Ch 2:12</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="Matt.1.5">Mt 1:5</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="Luke.3.32">Lu 3:32</bibleref>).

(2) Son of Ephlal and descendant of Sheshan, the Jerahmeelite, through his daughter who was married to Jarha, an Egyptian servant of her father’s (<bibleref ref="1Chr.2.37">1Ch 2:37</bibleref>,<bibleref ref="1Chr.2.38">38</bibleref>).

(3) One of David’s mighty men (<bibleref ref="1Chr.11.47">1Ch 11:47</bibleref>).

(4) A Korahite doorkeeper, son of Shemaiah, and grandson of Obed-edom (<bibleref ref="1Chr.26.7">1Ch 26:7</bibleref>).<br /><br />

(5) Father of Azariah, one of the centurions who took part with Jehoiada in deposing Queen Athaliah and crowning Joash (<bibleref ref="2Chr.23.1">2Ch 23:1</bibleref>; compare <bibleref ref="2Kgs.11.1-2Kgs.11.16">2Ki 11:1-16</bibleref>).