1 Chronicles 2:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;

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Referenced Verses

Ruth 4:22 : 22 and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go: I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.
1 Chr 10:14 : 14 and inquired not of Jehovah: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
Isa 11:1 : 1 And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
Isa 11:10 : 10 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting-place shall be glorious.
Matt 1:5 : 5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Luke 3:32 : 32 the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Boaz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,
Acts 13:22 : 22 And when he had removed him, he raised up {G846} David to be their king; to whom also he bare witness and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.
Rom 15:12 : 12 And again, Isaiah saith, There shall be the root of Jesse, And he that ariseth to rule over the Gentiles; On him shall the Gentiles hope.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ruth 4:20-22
3 verses
89%
20and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
21and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
22and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
Matt 1:4-15
12 verses
87%
4and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;
5and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
6and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;
7and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;
8and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;
9and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;
10and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;
11and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.
12And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;
13and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
14and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
15Woe Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
1 Chr 2:10-11
2 verses
85%
10And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
11and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
Luke 3:31-33
3 verses
83%
31the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Menna, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan, the [son] of David,
32the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Boaz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,
33the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Arni, the [son] of Hezron, the [son] of Perez, the [son] of Judah,
1 Chr 2:13-14
2 verses
82%
13and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
1 Chr 2:36-41
6 verses
81%
36And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
37and Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
38and Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
39and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
40and Eleasah begat Sismai, and Sismai begat Shallum,
41and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
Ruth 4:17-18
2 verses
80%
17And the women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begat Hezron,
Matt 1:1-2
2 verses
78%
1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;
Ruth 2:1
75%
1And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
Neh 12:10-11
2 verses
74%
10And Jeshua begat Joiakim, and Joiakim begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
11and Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
1 Sam 17:12
73%
12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken [in years] among men.
1 Chr 9:39
73%
39And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
Ruth 4:13
73%
13So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto her, and Jehovah gave her conception, and she bare a son.
1 Chr 1:34
73%
34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.
1 Chr 6:9
73%
9and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
1 Chr 8:33
73%
33And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
1 Chr 9:42
72%
42And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;
1 Chr 26:4
71%
4And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,
1 Chr 3:10
71%
10And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
Ruth 1:2
71%
2And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
Luke 3:26
71%
26the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semein, the [son] of Josech, the [son] of Joda,
Gen 25:19
70%
19And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:
1 Chr 8:36
70%
36And Ahaz begat Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza.
1 Chr 4:14
70%
14And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of {H1516} Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.
1 Chr 8:1
70%
1And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,