1 Chronicles 2:12

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

Complete Jewish Bible:

Bo'az fathered 'Oved; 'Oved fathered Yishai;

Berean Standard Bible:

Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.

American Standard Version:

and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And Boaz{H1162} begat{H3205} Obed{H5744}, and Obed{H5744} begat{H3205} Jesse{H3448},

Cross-References (KJV):

Romans 15:12

  • And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

Isaiah 11:1

  • ¶ And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

1 Samuel 16:1

  • ¶ And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

Ruth 4:22

  • And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

1 Chronicles 10:14

  • And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.

Isaiah 11:10

  • ¶ And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

Luke 3:32

  • Which was [the son] of Jesse, which was [the son] of Obed, which was [the son] of Booz, which was [the son] of Salmon, which was [the son] of Naasson,

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Commentary for 1 Chronicles 2:12

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H1162
    There are 22 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בֹּעַז
    Transliteration: Bôʻaz
    Pronunciation: bo'-az
    Description: from an unused root of uncertain meaning; Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple; Boaz.
  2. Strong's Number: H3205
    There are 403 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָלַד
    Transliteration: yâlad
    Pronunciation: yaw-lad'
    Description: a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage; bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).
  3. Strong's Number: H5744
    There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עוֹבֵד
    Transliteration: ʻÔwbêd
    Pronunciation: o-bade'
    Description: active participle of עָבַד; serving; Obed, the name of five Israelites; Obed.
  4. Strong's Number: H3448
    There are 39 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יִשַׁי
    Transliteration: Yishay
    Pronunciation: yee-shah'-ee
    Description: by Aramaic אִישַׁי; from the same as יֵשׁ; extant; Jishai, David's father; Jesse.