Topic
Obed
14 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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- 1 Chronicles 26:7Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 4. Son of Shemaiah. A gatekeeper of the temple
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
- 2 Chronicles 23:1Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave
And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into…
- Matthew 1:5Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Boaz and grandfather of David
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
- Ruth 4:21Easton · Smith · ISBE
And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
- Ruth 4:22Easton · Smith · ISBE
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
- 1 Chronicles 2:12Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Boaz and grandfather of David
And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
- 1 Chronicles 2:37Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Ephlal and grandson of Zabad
And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
- 1 Chronicles 2:38Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Ephlal and grandson of Zabad
And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
- 1 Chronicles 11:47Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. One of David's heroes
Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
- Luke 3:32Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Boaz and grandfather of David
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,
- Ruth 4:17Smith · ISBE
And the women her neighbours 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.
- Ruth 4:17–22Nave 1. Son of Boaz and grandfather of David
And the women her neighbours 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. ¶ Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram…
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- 2 Kings 11:1–16 ISBE
- 1 Chronicles 2:34–38 Easton
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 6 references
Serving; worshipping. (1.) A son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:21, 22), and the grandfather of David (Matt. 1:5).
(2.) 1 Chr. 2:34-38.
(3.) 1 Chr. 26:7.
(4.) 2 Chr. 23:1.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 12 references
- Son of Boaz and Ruth the Moabitess and father of Jesse. (Ruth 4:17) (B.C. 1360.) The circumstances of his birth which make up all that we know about him are given with much beauty in the book of Ruth. The name of Obed occurs only (Ruth 4:17) and in the four genealogies, (Ruth 4:21,22; 1 Chronicles 2:12; Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:32)
- A descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel. (1 Chronicles 2:37,38) (B.C. after 1014.)
- One of David’s mighty men. (1 Chronicles 11:47) (B.C. 1046.)
- One of the gate-keepers of the temple; son of Shemaiah the first-born of Obed-edom. (1 Chronicles 26:7) (B.C. 1017.)
- Father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell. (2 Chronicles 23:1) (B.C. before 876.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 12 references
(1) Son of Boaz and Ru and grandfather of David (Ru 4:17,21,22; 1Ch 2:12; Mt 1:5; Lu 3:32).
(2) Son of Ephlal and descendant of Sheshan, the Jerahmeelite, through his daughter who was married to Jarha, an Egyptian servant of her father's (1Ch 2:37,38).
(3) One of David's mighty men (1Ch 11:47).
(4) A Korahite doorkeeper, son of Shemaiah, and grandson of Obed-edom (1Ch 26:7).
(5) Father of Azariah, one of the centurions who took part with Jehoiada in deposing Queen Athaliah and crowning Joash (2Ch 23:1; compare 2Ki 11:1-16).
David Francis Roberts
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 9 references, grouped by sub-topic
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.