17. The neighbors gave the boy his name, saying, “This boy was born for Naomi.” They named him Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
18. This is the family history of Perez, the father of Hezron.
19. Hezron was the father of Ram, who was the father of Amminadab.
20. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, who was the father of Salmon.
21. Salmon was the father of Boaz, who was the father of Obed.