Ruth 4:22
And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
In Context
21And Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed;
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:1And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
1 Chronicles 2:15Ozem, the sixth, David, the seventh;
Matthew 1:6And the son of Jesse was David the king; and the son of David was Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah;
Matthew Henry on Ruth 4:14-22
The Pedigree of David; Naomi Comforted in Her Grandson. ( b. c. 1312.) 13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son. 14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord , which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. 15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath… Read the whole commentary →