Ruth 4:17

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The women in the neighborhood said, “Naomi has a son.” So they gave him the name Obed. He became the father of Jesse, who was the father of David.

Cross References

Ruth 4:16

Naomi took the child, held him on her lap, and became his guardian.

Ruth 4:18

This is the account of Perez and his family. Perez was the father of Hezron.

Ruth 4:22

Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord asked Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul now that I have rejected him as king of Israel? Fill a flask with olive oil and go. I’m sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem because I’ve selected one of his sons to be king.”

1 Samuel 17:12

David was a son of a man named Jesse from the region of Ephrath and the city of Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul’s day he was an old man.