Ruth 4:13-22 - The Lineage Of King David

¹³ Boaz took Ruth to be his wife. He slept with her and Jehovah enabled her to conceive and she gave birth to a son. ¹⁴ The women said to Naomi: A blessing on Jehovah. He has not let you be without a near relative. May his name be great in Israel. ¹⁵ He will be a giver of new life to you. He will be your comforter when you are old, because your daughter-in-law, who in her love for you is better than seven sons, has given birth to him. ¹⁶ Naomi took the child in her arms and took care of it. ¹⁷ Her neighbor women gave it a name. They said: Naomi has a child. They gave him the name of Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. ¹⁸ Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron. ¹⁹ And Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab. ²⁰ And Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon. ²¹ Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed. ²² And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.