The neighborwomengavehim a name,saying,"A sonhas been bornto Naomi!"So they namedhim Obed.He is the fatherof Jesse,the fatherof David.
Then Naomitookthe childand laidhim in her lap,and becamehis nurse.
Now theseare the generationsof Perez:to Perezwas bornHezron,
and to Obedwas bornJesse,and to Jesse,David.
Now the LORDsaidto Samuel,"Howlongwill you grieveoverSaul,since I have rejectedhim from beingkingoverIsrael?Fillyour hornwith oiland go;I will sendyou to Jessethe Bethlehemite,for I have selecteda kingfor Myself among his sons."
Now Davidwas the sonof the Ephrathiteof Bethlehemin Judah,whose namewas Jesse,and he had eightsons.And Jesse was oldin the daysof Saul,advanced[in years] among men.