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22 Obed of Jesse, and Jesse of David.

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22 Obed the father of Jesse,

and Jesse the father of David.

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31 son of Melea, son of Menna, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David,(A)

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31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna,

the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan,(A)

the son of David,

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and Jesse the father of King David.

And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,(A)

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and Jesse the father of King David.(A)

David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,(B)

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The Peaceful Kingdom

11 A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse,
    and a branch shall grow[a] out of his roots.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 11.1 Cn Compare Syr: Heb bear fruit

The Branch From Jesse

11 A shoot(A) will come up from the stump(B) of Jesse;(C)
    from his roots a Branch(D) will bear fruit.(E)

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15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;

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15 the sixth Ozem and the seventh David.

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David Anointed as King

16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”(A)

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Samuel Anoints David

16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn(A) for Saul, since I have rejected(B) him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil(C) and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse(D) of Bethlehem. I have chosen(E) one of his sons to be king.”

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