Ruth 4:17

And the women, her neighbours, gave him a name, saying, There is born a son to Naomi,—So they called his name Obed, he, was, the father of Jesse, the father of David.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 boy, and laid him in her bosom, and she became his nurse.

18These, then, are the generations of Perez: Perez, begat, Hezron;

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Cross References

Ruth 4:22And, Obed, begat, Jesse, and, Jesse, begat, David.

Luke 1:58And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard, that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they were rejoicing 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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