1 Chronicles 2:12

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 King James Version (NKJV)Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:12

10Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of Judah. 11Nahshon was the father of Salmon. Salmon was the father of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse. 13Jesse’s first son was Eliab, his second was Abinadab, his third was Shimea, 14his fourth was Nethanel, his fifth was Raddai,

1 Chronicles 2:12 word by word

וּבֹ֙עַז֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־עוֹבֵ֔ד וְעוֹבֵ֖ד הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־יִשָֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Boazבֹּ֫עַזbô‛az · BoazH1162
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Obedעוֹבֵד‛ôbêd · ObedH5744
• Jesseיִשַׁיyishay 'îyshay · JesseH3448

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:12

• 1 Chronicles 10:14instead of asking the Lord for guidance. So the Lord killed him and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
• Ruth 4:22Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.
• 1 Samuel 16:1Now the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”
• Isaiah 11:1Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot— yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root.
• Matthew 1:5Salmon was the father of Boaz (whose mother was Rahab). Boaz was the father of Obed (whose mother was Ruth). Obed was the father of Jesse.
• Luke 3:32David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was the son of Obed. Obed was the son of Boaz. Boaz was the son of Salmon. Salmon was the son of Nahshon.
• Acts 13:22But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.’
• Romans 15:12And in another place Isaiah said, “The heir to David’s throne will come, and he will rule over the Gentiles. They will place their hope on him.”

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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 2:12

• David
• Obed

In the dictionaries

• Boaz
• Jesse
• Aaron
• Caleb
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• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy
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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