Ruth 4:22
and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
World English Bible
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 16:1The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.”
1 Chronicles 2:15Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh;
Matthew 1:6Jesse became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
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 →