Ruth 4:17

and the neighbouring women give to him a name, saying, 'There hath been a son born to Naomi,' and they call his name Obed; he [is] father of Jesse, father of David.

Young's Literal Translation

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

16And Naomi taketh the lad, and layeth him in her bosom, and is to him for a nurse;

18And these are genealogies of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

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Cross References

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

Luke 1:58and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great 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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