Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 2:12
Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — 1 Chronicles 2 records a genealogical list tracing the line from Judah through Perez to David. The author states each generational link without narrative commentary to establish David’s royal pedigree.
The words — The Hebrew verb הוֹלִיד (ho.Lid) literally means “he fathered” or “caused to be born,” appearing twice to connect Boaz to Obed and Obed to Jesse. The name עוֹבֵד (o.Ved) denotes the intermediate generation in this documented succession.
The thread — This identical sequence appears in Ruth 4:22, which extends the line to David, and anchors the ancestral line referenced in 1 Samuel 16:1 and 1 Chronicles 10:14.
Why it lands — The text demands acknowledgment of a recorded biological chain rather than theological speculation. It establishes David’s legal right to the throne through an unbroken, documented succession.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
Cross-references
- Ruth 4:22 Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
- 1 Samuel 16:1 Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
- 1 Chronicles 10:14 and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
- Isaiah 11:1 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Isaiah 11:10 On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
- Romans 15:12 And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
- Matthew 1:5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
- Luke 3:32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
- Acts 13:22 After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’