15 He will be a comfort for your soul and support you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”
16 Then Naomi took the child, laid him on her lap, and became his nurse.
17 The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 Now these are the descendants of Perez:Perez was the father of Hezron,
19 Hezron the father of Ram,Ram the father of Amminadab,
20 Amminadab the father of Nahshon,Nahshon the father of Salmon,
21 Salmon the father of Boaz,Boaz the father of Obed,