Ruth 4:13-22

Ruth and Boaz Marry

13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, ¹and the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son.

14 ²Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without ³a redeemer, and may his name ⁴be renowned in Israel!

15 He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, ⁵who is more to you than seven sons, has given birth to him."

16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse.

17 ⁶And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi." They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

The Genealogy of David

18 Now these are the generations of Perez: ⁷Perez fathered Hezron,

19 Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab,

20 ⁸Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon,

21 Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed,

22 Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.

Ruth 4:13-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO RUTH 4

This chapter relates how an offer was made to the nearest kinsman of Ruth to redeem her, and the field her husband left, which he refused to do, Ru 4:1-8, upon which Boaz redeemed both, and married Ruth before the elders of the city as witnesses, and who congratulated him and her on that occasion, Ru 4:9-12, to whom a son was born, called Obed by the neighbours, Ru 4:13-17 and the chapter is concluded with the genealogy of David, who sprung from him, Ru 4:18-22.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 29:31; Genesis 33:5
• 2. [Luke 1:58]
• 3. Ruth 2:20
• 4. ver. 11
• 5. 1 Samuel 1:8
• 6. Luke 1:59
• 7. For ver. 18-22, see 1 Chronicles 2:4-15; Matthew 1:3-6
• 8. Numbers 1:7; [Exodus 6:23]