and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
- BSB Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
- NKJV Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.
- NASB and Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.
- NLT Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.
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Quick answer
The genealogy concludes with Obed, Jesse, and David, reaching its intended climax in Israel's great king. The whole book has been quietly preparing for David's appearance.
Overview
The final names bring the line to King David, revealing the deeper purpose behind Ruth's story of loss, loyalty, and redemption. What began amid famine and bereavement ends with the founding of Israel's royal house. Ultimately this line continues to Jesus Christ, the Son of David, so that the humble account of Ruth and Boaz becomes part of the grand story of the world's redemption (Matt. 1:5-6, 16).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 1 Chr 2:15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
- 1 Sam 16:1Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.”
- Matt 1:6Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
- Luke 3:31the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
- Isa 11:1A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.
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Boaz the kinsman-redeemer who buys back the destitute and takes a bride foreshadows Christ, our Redeemer who pays the price to make a people his own; and from Ruth's line comes David, and David's greater Son.
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