and to Obedwas bornJesse,and to Jesse,David.
Boazbecamethe fatherof Obed,and Obedbecamethe fatherof Jesse;
Ozemthe sixth,Davidthe seventh;
Then a shootwill springfrom the stemof Jesse,And a branchfrom his rootswill bearfruit.
Jessewas the fatherof Davidthe king.Davidwas the fatherof Solomonby Bathsheba who had been the wifeof Uriah.
the son of Melea,the son of Menna,the son of Mattatha,the son of Nathan,the son of David,
The neighborwomengavehim a name,saying,"A sonhas been bornto Naomi!"So they namedhim Obed.He is the fatherof Jesse,the fatherof David.
and to Salmonwas bornBoaz,and to Boaz,Obed,
Now therewas a certainmanfrom Ramathaim-zophimfrom the hillcountryof Ephraim,and his namewas Elkanahthe sonof Jeroham,the sonof Elihu,the sonof Tohu,the sonof Zuph,an Ephraimite.
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.