Ruth 4:22
What does Ruth 4:22 mean?
A plain-English look at Ruth 4:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ruth 4:22 means
Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David. The book ends at its high point: the birth of a royal line. David, Israel’s beloved king, springs from the gracious union of Boaz and Ruth. This final note shows that God can take a Moabite widow, a Bethlehem farmer, and a grieving mother and weave from their faithfulness a future for a nation. The New Testament further reveals that from David’s line comes Jesus the Christ, so Ruth’s story is a vital link in God’s saving plan. Humble obedience becomes the path by which the King and Redeemer would one day come.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Obed begot Isai, Isai begot David.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.
Context
The genealogy resolves in David’s name, fulfilling the thematic hints in the blessings and in the naming of Obed. This conclusion elevates the whole story from a family’s restoration to a nation’s hope, and sets the stage for later Scriptures that develop God’s covenant with David. The chapter, and the book, thus close by connecting private redemption to public, royal, and ultimately messianic purposes in God’s providence.
v.21and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
v.22This passage
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 16:1
And Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go: I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.
- Isaiah 11:1
And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
- 1 Chronicles 2:15
Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
- Matthew 1:6
and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;
- Luke 3:31
the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
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