# four hundred cubits in distance A cubit is 46 centimeters. AT: "400 cubits in distance" or "a length of 180 meters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]]) # with Obed Edom Here "Obed Edom" refers to this man's descendants. AT: "under the care of the descendants of Obed Edom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]]) # the king's house "the royal palace"