The Line of David Began Here

16 Then Naomi took the child [a]and laid him in her lap, and became his nurse. 17 The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi!” So they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

18 Now these are the generations of Perez: (A)to Perez [b]was born Hezron,

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:16 I.e. as her own
  2. Ruth 4:18 Lit begot, and so through v 22