1 Chronicles 2:12
and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
In Context
11and Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz;
13and Jesse begot his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third;
Cross References
Ruth 4:22and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.
1 Chronicles 10:14and inquired not of the LORD; therefore He slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
Isaiah 11:10And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting-place shall be glorious.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 2:2-18
Genealogies. ( b. c. 1751.) 1 These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord ; and he slew him. 4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 5 The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. 6 And the… Read the whole commentary →