Rut 4:17-22 | ESV | STEP | And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name , saying , A son has been born to Naomi . They named him Obed . He was the father of Jesse , the father of David .

bFor ver. 18-22, see 1 Chr. 2:4-15; Matt. 1:3-6

Ruth 4:17-22

17 ^aAnd the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

The Genealogy of David

18 Now these are the generations of Perez: ^bPerez fathered Hezron, 19 Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab, 20 ^cAmminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon, 21 Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed, 22 Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.