Ruth 4:17

New King James Version

Also the neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “There is a son born to Naomi.” And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Cross References

Ruth 4:16

Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her bosom, and became a nurse to him.

Ruth 4:18

Now this is the genealogy of Perez: Perez begot Hezron;

Ruth 4:22

Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.

1 Samuel 16:1

Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.”

1 Samuel 17:12

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse, and who had eight sons. And the man was old, advanced in years, in the days of Saul.