Ruth 4:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Obed - i. e. serving, with allusion to the service of love and duty which he would render to his grandmother Naomi.

Ruth 4:17

17 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.