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Jesse was the father of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ruth/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ruth/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ruth/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ruth/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ruth/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ruth/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and to Obed was born Jesse, and to Jesse, David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ruth/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and to Obed was born Jesse, and to Jesse, David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ruth/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ruth/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David [the king of Israel and the ancestor of Jesus Christ].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ruth/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ruth/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Obed fathered Jesse, who fathered David. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ruth/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[Obed] was the father of Jesse. [Jesse] was the father of [David].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ruth/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Obed fathered Jesse, who fathered David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ruth/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ruth/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ruth/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ruth/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ruth/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ruth/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Obed begot Isai, Isai begot David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ruth/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Obed conceived Jesse, Jesse conceived David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ruth/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ruth/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Obed of Jesse, and Jesse of David.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ruth/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat King David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ruth/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Ubed begot Iyshay, and Iyshay begot David the King [23] The book of Ruth is finished. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ruth/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ruth/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Obed begot Jessae; and Jessae begot David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ruth/4-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LT1nlCXT1mU?start=931" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ruth/4.htm">The Line of David</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed, <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5744.htm" title="5744: wə·‘ō·ḇêḏ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Worshiper, the name of several Isr. Active participle of abad; serving; Obed, the name of five Israelites.">Obed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: hō·w·lîḏ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">was the father of</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3448.htm" title="3448: yi·šāy (N-proper-ms) -- Father of David. By Aramaic Iyshay; from the same as yesh; extant; Jishai, David's father.">Jesse,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3448.htm" title="3448: wə·yi·šay (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Father of David. By Aramaic Iyshay; from the same as yesh; extant; Jishai, David's father.">and Jesse</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: hō·w·lîḏ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">was the father of</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5-6</a></span><br />Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, / and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-16.htm">Matthew 1:16</a></span><br />and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-31.htm">Luke 3:31-32</a></span><br />the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, / the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a></span><br />Now 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-12.htm">1 Samuel 17:12</a></span><br />Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-12.htm">1 Chronicles 2:12-15</a></span><br />Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse. / Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, / Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">1 Chronicles 17:11-14</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a></span><br />Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-15.htm">Jeremiah 33:15</a></span><br />In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22-23</a></span><br />After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ / From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a></span><br />regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-12.htm">Romans 15:12</a></span><br />And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Revelation 5:5</a></span><br />Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.</p><p class="hdg">Jesse</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a></b></br> And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:</p><p class="hdg">David</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/2-15.htm">1 Chronicles 2:15</a></b></br> Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/1-6.htm">Matthew 1:6</a></b></br> And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her <i>that had been the wife</i> of Urias;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/3-31.htm">Luke 3:31</a></b></br> Which was <i>the son</i> of Melea, which was <i>the son</i> of Menan, which was <i>the son</i> of Mattatha, which was <i>the son</i> of Nathan, which was <i>the son</i> of David,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/4-17.htm">Ruth 4:17-22</a></b></br> And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he <i>is</i> the father of Jesse, the father of David… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ruth/4-21.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/ruth/4-21.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/ruth/4-21.htm">Born</a> <a href="/ruth/4-17.htm">David</a> <a href="/ruth/4-17.htm">Jesse</a> <a href="/ruth/4-21.htm">Obed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/1-10.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-10.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-5.htm">Born</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-13.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">Jesse</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-12.htm">Obed</a><div class="vheading2">Ruth 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Boaz calls into judgment the next kinsman</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-6.htm">He refuses the redemption according to the manner in Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Boaz buys the inheritance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-11.htm">He marries Ruth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-13.htm">She bears Obed, the grandfather of David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-18.htm">The generations of Pharez unto David</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ruth/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Obed was the father of Jesse</b><br>Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth, represents the continuation of a significant lineage in Israel's history. His birth is a fulfillment of God's providence and faithfulness, as seen in the story of Ruth, a Moabite woman who becomes part of the Israelite community. This inclusion highlights God's grace and the breaking of ethnic barriers, as Ruth, a foreigner, is integrated into the covenant community. Obed's role as the father of Jesse places him in the genealogical line leading to King David, establishing the importance of his birth in the divine plan. This lineage is also significant in the context of the Messianic prophecy, as it sets the stage for the coming of Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the "Son of David."<p><b>and Jesse was the father of David</b><br>Jesse, the son of Obed, is a key figure in the history of Israel as the father of David, the second king of Israel. David's anointing by the prophet Samuel, as recorded in <a href="/1_samuel/16.htm">1 Samuel 16</a>, marks a pivotal moment in Israel's history, transitioning from the period of the judges to the establishment of the monarchy. David's reign is characterized by his heart for God, despite his personal failings, and he is remembered as a man after God's own heart (<a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">1 Samuel 13:14</a>). The Davidic Covenant, found in <a href="/2_samuel/7.htm">2 Samuel 7</a>, promises that David's throne will be established forever, a prophecy fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is recognized as the eternal King. The connection between Jesse and David underscores the theme of God's sovereign choice and the unfolding of His redemptive plan through seemingly ordinary individuals.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/o/obed.htm">Obed</a></b><br>The son of Boaz and Ruth, Obed is significant as the grandfather of King David. His birth represents the continuation of a lineage that would lead to the Messiah, Jesus Christ.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesse.htm">Jesse</a></b><br>The son of Obed and the father of David, Jesse is a key figure in the genealogy of Jesus. He lived in Bethlehem and is often referred to as the "root of Jesse" in prophetic literature.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The youngest son of Jesse, David became the second king of Israel and is known for his heart for God. He is a central figure in the Bible, and his lineage is crucial to the messianic prophecy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm">Bethlehem</a></b><br>The town where Jesse and David lived, Bethlehem is also the prophesied birthplace of Jesus, linking the Old Testament account to the New Testament fulfillment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/genealogy.htm">Genealogy</a></b><br>The listing of Obed, Jesse, and David in <a href="/ruth/4-22.htm">Ruth 4:22</a> highlights the importance of genealogies in the Bible, showing God's providential plan through generations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_lineage.htm">God's Sovereignty in Lineage</a></b><br>The genealogy in <a href="/ruth/4-22.htm">Ruth 4:22</a> demonstrates God's sovereign plan through generations, reminding us that He is in control of history and our personal accounts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_and_legacy.htm">Faithfulness and Legacy</a></b><br>Ruth and Boaz's faithfulness led to a legacy that impacted the world. Our faithfulness in small things can have far-reaching effects.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/messianic_fulfillment.htm">Messianic Fulfillment</a></b><br>The connection to David highlights the fulfillment of God's promises through Jesus, encouraging us to trust in His faithfulness to His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/importance_of_family_and_heritage.htm">Importance of Family and Heritage</a></b><br>Understanding our spiritual heritage can inspire us to live in a way that honors God and impacts future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ruth_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ruth 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_obed_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Obed in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_jesse_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Jesse in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_david's_birthplace.htm">What is David's birthplace?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_obed's_link_to_david_inconsistent.htm">In Ruth 4:17, are there inconsistencies with other genealogies that question Obed's direct link to King David?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ruth/4-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Obed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֹבֵד֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·ḇêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5744.htm">Strong's 5744: </a> </span><span class="str2">Obed -- 'worshiper', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was the father of</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹלִ֣יד</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·lîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesse,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשָׁ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(yi·šāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3448.htm">Strong's 3448: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jesse -- father of David</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Jesse</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִשַׁ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yi·šay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3448.htm">Strong's 3448: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jesse -- father of David</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was the father of</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹלִ֥יד</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·lîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David.</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/4-22.htm">Ruth 4:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ruth/4-22.htm">Ruth 4:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ruth/4-22.htm">Ruth 4:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ruth/4-22.htm">Ruth 4:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ruth/4-22.htm">Ruth 4:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/4-22.htm">Ruth 4:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/4-22.htm">Ruth 4:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/4-22.htm">Ruth 4:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/4-22.htm">Ruth 4:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ruth/4-22.htm">Ruth 4:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ruth/4-22.htm">OT History: Ruth 4:22 And Obed became the father of Jesse (Ru Rut.)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ruth/4-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 4:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 4:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/1-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 1:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 1:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>