Ruth 4:16-18

Amplified Bible

The Line of David Began Here

¹⁶ Then Naomi took the child and placed him in her lap, and she became his nurse. ¹⁷ The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son (grandson) has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed (worshiper). He is the father of Jesse, the father of David [the ancestor of Jesus Christ].

¹⁸ Now these are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,