Ruth 4:17

New International Version

The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Cross References

Ruth 4:16

Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him.

Ruth 4:18

This, then, is the family line of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

Ruth 4:22

Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David.

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.”

1 Samuel 17:12

Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse, who was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul’s time he was very old.