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Table of Contents GREEK: 5601 wbhd Obed
HEBREW: 5744 dbwe `Owbed
EBD: Obed
SMITH: OBED
ISBE: OBED

In Bible versions:

Obed: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

a son of Boaz and Ruth; the father of Jesse; the grandfather of David; an ancestor of Jesus
son of Boaz of Judah; father of Jesse, the father of David
son of Ephlal of Judah
a man who was one of David's military elite
son of Shemaiah; a Levite gatekeeper
father of Azariah who helped put Joash on the throne of Judah

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a servant; workman

Greek

Strongs #5601: wbhd Obed

Obed = "serving"

1) the grandfather of king David

5601 Obed o-bade'

of Hebrew origin (5744); Obed, an Israelite:-Obed.
see HEBREW for 05744

Hebrew

Strongs #05744: dbwe `Owbed

Obed = "serving"

1) son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David
2) a Judaite, a descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan,
in the line of Jerahmeel
3) a Judaite, father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who
joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell
4) one of David's mighty warriors
5) son of Shemaiah and a gatekeeper of the temple

5744 `Owbed o-bade'

active participle of 5647; serving; Obed, the name of five
Israelites:-Obed.
see HEBREW for 05647

Obed [EBD]

serving; worshipping. (1.) A son of Boaz and Ruth (4:21,22">Ruth 4:21, 22), and the grandfather of David (1:5">Matt. 1:5).

(2.) 2:34-38">1 Chr. 2:34-38.

(3.) 26:7">1 Chr. 26:7.

(4.) 23:1">2 Chr. 23:1.

OBED [SMITH]

(serving).

1. 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)
2. A descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel. (1 Chronicles 2:37,38) (B.C. after 1014.)
3. One of David?s mighty men. (1 Chronicles 11:47) (B.C. 1046.)
4. One of the gate-keepers of the temple; son of Shemaiah the first-born of Obed-edom. (1 Chronicles 26:7) (B.C. 1017.)
5. 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.)

OBED [ISBE]

OBED - o'-bed (`obhedh, "worshipper"; in the New Testament Iobed):

(1) Son of Boaz and Ruth and grandfather of David (Ruth 4:17,21,22; 1 Ch 2:12; Mt 1:5; Lk 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 (1 Ch 2:37,38).

(3) One of David's mighty men (1 Ch 11:47).

(4) A Korahite doorkeeper, son of Shemaiah, and grandson of Obed-edom (1 Ch 26:7).

(5) Father of Azariah, one of the centurions who took part with Jehoiada in deposing Queen Athaliah and crowning Joash (2 Ch 23:1; compare 2 Ki 11:1-16).

David Francis Roberts