God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 2:12
12Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
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Context of 1 Chronicles 2:12
10Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, leader of Judah’s people. 11Nahshon was the father of Salma, and Salma was the father of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse. 13Jesse was the father of Eliab (his firstborn), Abinadab (his second son), Shimea (his third son), 14Nethanel (his fourth son), Raddai (his fifth son),
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וּבֹ֙עַז֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־עוֹבֵ֔ד וְעוֹבֵ֖ד הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־יִשָֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:12
- 1 Chronicles 10:14He didn’t request information from the Lord. So the Lord killed him and turned the kingship over to David, Jesse’s son.
- Ruth 4:22Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.
- 1 Samuel 16:1The Lord asked Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul now that I have rejected him as king of Israel? Fill a flask with olive oil and go. I’m sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem because I’ve selected one of his sons to be king.”
- Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from its roots will bear fruit.
- Matthew 1:5Salmon and Rahab were the father and mother of Boaz. Boaz and Ruth were the father and mother of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse,
- Luke 3:32son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Salmon, son of Nahshon,
- Acts 13:22God removed Saul and made David their king. God spoke favorably about David. He said, ‘I have found that David, son of Jesse, is a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.’
- Romans 15:12Again, Isaiah says, “There will be a root from Jesse. He will rise to rule the nations, and he will give the nations hope.”
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2:12
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-17The passage about Ram's descendants shows a direct line from Ram to Jesse and then lists Jesse's children.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-121Ch 2:1, 2. Sons of Israel. 1Ch 2:3-12. Posterity of Judah. 3. The sons of Judah--His descendants are enumerated first, because the right and privileges of the primogeniture had been transferred to him (Ge 49:8), and because from his tribe the Messiah was to spring.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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