Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
God blessed him—that is, Obed-edom. The occasion of the blessing was his faithful custody of the ark (II Samuel 6:11-12). The nature of the blessing (Psalms 127:5) consisted in the great increase of progeny by which his house was distinguished; seventy-two descendants are reckoned.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Chronicles 26:5:
1 Chronicles 26:1-2
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