Ruth 4:17

The women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son is born to Naomi!” They named him Obed. He became 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

16So Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him as if he was her own.

18This is the genealogy of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

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Cross References

Ruth 4:22Obed of Jesse, Jesse of David.

Luke 1:58and her neighbors and relatives, hearing of the great goodness of the Lord to her, came to share her joy.

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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