1 Chronicles 2:12
2:11 And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
KJV
and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;
And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, ¶
What does 1 Chronicles 2:12 mean?
1 Chronicles 2:12 is a verse in the book of 1 Chronicles, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בֹּעַז (Bôʻaz), יָלַד (yâlad), עוֹבֵד (ʻÔwbêd). It connects to 12 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Joshua 1:7Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. prosper: or, do wisely
1 Kings 3:6And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. mercy: or, bounty
1 Kings 11:38And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
1 Kings 15:5Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
1 Chronicles 16:2And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 18:3And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. Hadarezer: or, Hadadezer
2 Chronicles 17:3And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; of: or, of his father, and of David
2 Chronicles 29:2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.
Proverbs 4:27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Proverbs 20:11Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Ezekiel 18:14Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,
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What does 1 Chronicles 2:12 say?
1 Chronicles 2:12 (King James Version) reads: "And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,"
Is 1 Chronicles 2:12 in the Old or New Testament?
1 Chronicles 2:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Chronicles.
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