Ruth 4:13–22

Naomi Gains a Son

13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive,s and she gave birth to a son.t 14 The womenu said to Naomi: “Praise be to the Lord,v who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer.w May he become famous throughout Israel! 15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law,x who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons,y has given him birth.”

16 Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him. 17 The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse,z the father of David.a

The Genealogy of David

4:18–22pp—1Ch 2:5–15; Mt 1:3–6; Lk 3:31–33

18 This, then, is the family line of Perezb:

Perez was the father of Hezron,c

19 Hezron the father of Ram,

Ram the father of Amminadab,d

20 Amminadab the father of Nahshon,e

Nahshon the father of Salmon,d

21 Salmon the father of Boaz,f

Boaz the father of Obed,

22 Obed the father of Jesse,

and Jesse the father of David.