Ruth 4:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.”
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BSBPD
“Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Ruth 4:22 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ruth 4:17The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, the father of David.
- 1 Samuel 16:1Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
- 1 Chronicles 2:12Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
- 1 Chronicles 2:15Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
- Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Matthew 1:6and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
- Luke 3:31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
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