Ruth 4:13-17

New International Version - UK

Naomi gains a son

¹³ So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. ¹⁴ The women said to Naomi: ‘Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! ¹⁵ He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.’

¹⁶ Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him. ¹⁷ The women living there said, ‘Naomi has a son!’ And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.