Ruth 4:13-22 ▼

13 Then Boaz took Ruth home, and she became his wife. He slept with her, and the LORD gave her the ability to become pregnant. So she gave birth to a son.

14 The women said to Naomi, |Praise the LORD, who has remembered today to give you someone who will take care of you. The child's name will be famous in Israel.

15 He will bring you a new life and support you in your old age. Your daughter-in-law who loves you is better to you than seven sons, because she has given birth.|

16 Naomi took the child, held him on her lap, and became his guardian.

17 The women in the neighborhood said, |Naomi has a son.| So they gave him the name Obed. He became the father of Jesse, who was the father of David.

18 This is the account of Perez and his family. [Perez] was the father of Hezron.

19 [Hezron] was the father of Ram. [Ram] was the father of Amminadab.

20 [Amminadab] was the father of Nahshon. [Nahshon] was the father of Salmon.

21 [Salmon] was the father of Boaz. [Boaz] was the father of Obed.

22 [Obed] was the father of Jesse. [Jesse] was the father of [David].