Ruth 4:17

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the women of the near future were congratulating her and saying, "There was a son born to Naomi. They called his name Obed. Here is the father of Jesse, the father of David."

Cross References

Ruth 4:16

And taking up the boy, Naomi placed him on her bosom, and she took on the duties of carrying him and nursing him.

Ruth 4:18

These are the generations of Perez: Perez conceived Hezron,

Ruth 4:22

Obed conceived Jesse, Jesse conceived David.

1 Samuel 16:1

And the Lord said to Samuel: "How long will you mourn for Saul, though I have rejected him, so that he would not reign over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and approach, so that I may send you to Jesse of Bethlehem. For I have provided a king from among his sons for myself."

1 Samuel 17:12

Now David was the son of an Ephrathite man, the one mentioned above, from Bethlehem of Judah, whose name was Jesse. He had eight sons, and during the days of Saul, he was an elderly man, and of great age among men.