Ruth 4:17

Tree of Life Version

The neighboring women gave him a name saying “A son has been born to Naomi!” So they called him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Cross References

Ruth 4:16

Naomi took the child and held it to her bosom, and took care of him.

Ruth 4:18

These are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron,

Ruth 4:22

Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.

1 Samuel 16:1

Now Adonai said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse the Beth-lehemite, for I have selected for Myself a king among his sons.”

1 Samuel 17:12

Now David was son of a certain Ephrathite man of Beth-lehem of Judah, whose name was Jesse. He had eight sons and during the days of Saul the man was old, advanced in years among men.