Ruth 4:17

The neighbor women named him Obed, saying “Naomi now has a son!” He was the father of Jesse who was the father of David.

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In The King James Version

And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

In Context

16Naomi picked up the child and hugged him. She looked after him like her own son.

18This is the family line of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron.

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Cross References

Ruth 4:22Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.

Luke 1:58Her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had showed her great kindness, and they celebrated together with her.

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 →

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