Ruth 4:22

20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
KJV
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
WEB
and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
ASV
and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
DARBY
and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.
BLB
and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
ÅB
og Obed fikk sønnen Isai, og Isai fikk sønnen David.
[^1]: nemlig ved sønner.
OTB
Obed ble far til Isai, og Isai var far til David.
B1930
og Obed fikk sønnen Isai, og Isai fikk sønnen David.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 1:6

    And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

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  • 1 Chronicles 2:15

    Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:

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  • 1 Samuel 16:1

    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 Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

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  • Luke 3:31

    Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

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  • Isaiah 11:1

    And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

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