1 Chronicles 2:12
And Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
In Context
11And Nahshon was the father of Salma, and Salma was the father of Boaz,
13And Jesse was the father of Eliab, his oldest son, and Abinadab, the second, and Shimea, the third,
Cross References
Ruth 4:22And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
1 Chronicles 10:14And not to the Lord: for this reason, he put him to death and gave the kingdom to David, the son of Jesse.
Isaiah 11:10And in that day, the eyes of the nations will be turned to the root of Jesse which will be lifted up as the flag of the peoples; and his resting-place will be glory.
Luke 3:32The son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
Romans 15:12And again Isaiah says, There will be the root of Jesse, and he who comes to be the ruler over the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles put their hope.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 2:2-18
Genealogies. ( b. c. 1751.) 1 These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord ; and he slew him. 4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 5 The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. 6 And the… Read the whole commentary →