A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.7;
son of: Shemaiah (H8098I);
brother of: Othni (H6273), Rephael (H7501), Elzabad (H0443H), Elihu (H0453I) and Semachiah (H5565)
§ Obed = "serving"
1) son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David
2) a Judaite, a descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel
3) a Judaite, father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell
4) one of David's mighty warriors
5) son of Shemaiah and a gatekeeper of the temple