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17 The women of the neighbourhood said, ‘A son has been born to Naomi,’ and they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

David’s Genealogy from Judah’s Son

18 Now these are the family records of Perez:

Perez fathered Hezron,

19 Hezron fathered Ram,[a]

Ram fathered Amminadab,

20 Amminadab fathered Nahshon,

Nahshon fathered Salmon,

21 Salmon fathered Boaz,

Boaz fathered Obed,

22 Obed fathered Jesse,

and Jesse fathered David.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 4:19 LXX reads Aram; Mt 1:3–4

12 Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse.

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Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab,

Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,

Obed fathered Jesse,(A)

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32 son of Jesse,(A) son of Obed,(B)

son of Boaz, son of Salmon,[a]

son of Nahshon,

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Footnotes

  1. 3:32 Other mss read Sala