New King James Version
1 Chronicles 2:12
12Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;
1 Chronicles 2:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
- New International Version (NIV)Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Boaz was the father of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse.
Context of 1 Chronicles 2:12
10Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader of the children of Judah; 11Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; 13Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, 14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 21 Chronicles 2:12 word by word
וּבֹ֙עַז֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־עוֹבֵ֔ד וְעוֹבֵ֖ד הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־יִשָֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:12
- 1 Chronicles 10:14But he did not inquire of the Lord; therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
- Ruth 4:22Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.
- 1 Samuel 16:1Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.”
- Isaiah 11:1There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
- Matthew 1:5Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse,
- Luke 3:32the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
- Acts 13:22And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’
- Romans 15:12And again, Isaiah says: “There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall 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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