1 Samuel 6:1-21 Returning the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord God

 

Returning the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord God

1 Samuel 6:1-21                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

The Ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines 7 months & they called for the priests & the diviners, saying, What shall we do [with] the Ark of the Lord? Tell us [what] we shall [do to] send it [back] to [its] place?

[1 Samuel 5:6-7 But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon [those] of Ashdod & He destroyed them & [struck] them with [tumors,] even Ashdod & [its coastal territory.] And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The Ark of the God of Israel shall not [stay] with us. For His hand is [heavy] upon us & upon Dagon, our god.]

They said, If you send away the Ark of the God of Israel, [don’t] send it empty, but return [to] Him a [sin] offering. Then, you shall be healed & it shall be known to you why [God’s] hand isn’t removed from you.

They said, What shall our [sin] offering be, [that] we shall return to Him? They answered, 5 golden [tumors] & 5 golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, for 1 plague of [tumors] was on all [of] you & your lords.

[For this reason,] you shall make [golden] images of your [tumors] & mice that [harm] the land & shall give glory to the God of Israel, [so perhaps,] He [might] lighten His hand from off [of] you & from off your gods & your land.

[Why] then do you harden your [stubborn] hearts, [like] the Egyptians & Pharaoh hardened their hearts? [Even] when [the Lord God] had [done wonderful miracles] among [the Egyptians] & didn’t they [still] let [the Israelites] go & they departed?

Therefore, now make a new cart & take 2 [milk cows that have never been yoked] & tie the [cows] to the cart & [take] their calves home from them. [Put] the Ark of the Lord on the cart & [beside it a chest] with the gold [objects] you [send] to Him as a [sin] offering & send it away, [so] it may go.

See if it goes up by the [road of God’s] Own coast to Beth Shemesh, then [you will know] if [the Lord God] has this great evil [to] us. But if [the cows don’t go that way,] we’ll know it [wasn’t God’s] hand that [struck us with tumors] & it happened to us [by] chance.

The men did so & tied the 2 [milk cows] to the cart  & shut up their calves at home. And they [put] the Ark of the Lord on the cart & the [chest] with the images of their mice & [tumors] of gold on the cart.

The [cows] took the cart straight to the [road] of Beth Shemesh & went along the highway [mooing] as they went & [didn’t turn] aside to the right hand or to the left. The Philistine lords [followed] after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.

[Those of] Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley & they lifted up their eyes & saw the Ark & rejoiced to see it. The cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth Shemite, & stood there [where] there was a [large rock.]

They [cut] the wood [from] the cart & offered the [cows as] a burnt offering to the Lord. The Levites took down the Ark of the Lord & the [chest] that was with it [that had the gold images] were & [they] put them on the [large rock.]

And the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings & sacrifices to the Lord the same day. When the 5 Philistine lords [saw this,] they returned to Ekron the same day.

These are the golden [tumors] the Philistines returned as a [sin] offering to the Lord: 1 for Ashdod, 1 for. Gaza, 1 for Askelon [a.k.a. Ashkelon,] 1 for Gath & 1 for Ekron.

The golden mice were according to the number of the Philistine cities, both fenced & country villages that [belonged] to the 5 lords, even [as far as] the large rock] of Abel, [where] they [put] down the Ark of the Lord.

The [large rock] remains to this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth Shemite. [The Lord God killed] the men of Beth Shemesh [who] looked into the Ark of the Lord & [killed] 50,070 men.

The people [of Beth Shemesh mourned,] because the Lord had [killed] many of the people with a [large] slaughter. The men of Beth Shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? To whom shall [the Lord God] go up from us?

They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath Jearim, saying, The Philistines have [returned] the Ark of the Lord. Come down & take it up to you.

1 Samuel 5:1-12 Putting the Ark of the Lord God by Their idol

 

Putting the Ark of the Lord God by Their idol

1 Samuel 5:1-12                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

The Philistines took the Ark of God & bought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. [They put] the Ark of God into the house of Dagon & set it by Dagon. [Exodus 23:24 You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but you shall [totally] overthrow them & [totally] break down their images.]

When [those] of Ashdod arose early the [next day, they saw] Dagon [had] fallen upon [its] face to the [ground] before the Ark of the Lord. They took Dagon & set [it back in its] place again.

When they rose early the [next] morning, [they saw,] Dagon [had] fallen to the ground before the Ark of the Lord & the head & both the palms of [its] hands of Dagon were cut off & [were lying] upon the threshold.

Only the [torso] of Dagon was left. Therefore, neither the priests nor anyone [who comes] into Dagon’s house, [will walk] on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.

But the hand of the Lord was heavy on [those] of Ashdod & He destroyed them & [struck] them with [tumors] & even [from] Ashdod to [their surrounding] coasts.

When the men of Ashdod saw it was so, they said, The Ark of the God of Israel shall not [stay] with us, for His hand is [heavy] upon us & upon Dagon, our god.

Therefore, they gathered the Philistine lords & said to them, What shall we do with the Ark of the God of Israel? They answered, Let the Ark of God be carried to Gath & they carried the Ark of the God of Israel [there.]

[Afterwards] the hand of the Lord was against the city [of Gath] with a [large amount of] destruction & He [struck] the men of the city, both [powerless & powerful] with [tumors] in their [private places.]

Therefore, they sent the Ark of God to Ekron & when the Ark of God came to Enron, the Ekronites cried out saying, They have brought the Ark of the God of Israel to us, to [kill] us & our people.

So, they gathered together all the lords of the Philistines & said, Send away the Ark of the God of Israel & let it go to [its] own place again, [so] it [doesn’t kill] us & our people: for there was deadly destruction throughout the city.

The hand of [the Lord] God was heavy there. The men [who hadn’t] died, were [struck] with [tumors] & the cry of the city went up to heaven.

1 Samuel 4:1-22 Moving the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord God

 

Moving the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord God

1 Samuel 4:1-22                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

The word of Samuel came to all [of] Israel. Now, Israel went out to battle against the Philistines & pitched [their tents, net to] Ebenezer & the Philistines pitched [tents] in Aphek.

The Philistines put themselves in [battle order] against Israel & when they joined [the] battle, Israel was [defeated] before the Philistines [who killed] 4,000 men of the army in the field.

When the [Israelite] people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, [Why has] the Lord [allowed us to be defeated] before the Philistines today? [Let’s get] the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord [from] Shiloh & [bring it] to us, [so] when [it’s] among us, it may save us from the hand of our enemies.

So, the people sent to Shiloh, [so] they might bring the Ark of the Covenant [contract] of the Lord of Hosts, [Who] dwells between the cherubim.

[1 Kings 8:6-7 And the priests brought in the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord to [its] place, into the [sanctuary] of the [tabernacle,] to the Most Holy Place, even under the wings of the [2 cherubim,] [statues.] For the cherubims spread [out] their 2 wings over the place of the Ark & the cherubims covered the Ark & the [its poles] above [it.]

And [Eli’s] 2 sons: Hophni & Phinehas were there with the Ark of the Covenant of God. When the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted [loudly,] so that the earth [echoed] again.

When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What does this [loud] shout in the camp of the Hebrews [mean?] They understood that the Ark of the Lord had come into the camp & the Philistines were afraid & said, God [has] come into the camp. Woe to us! For [nothing like this has happened before.]

Woe to us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? These are the Gods [Who attacked] the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness. Be strong & [conduct] yourselves like men, O you Philistines, [so] you [don’t become] the servants to the Hebrews, [like] they have been to you.

The Philistines fought & Israel was [defeated by a large] slaughter of 30,000 footmen & the [rest] fled to [their tents.] The Ark of God was taken & Eli’s 2 sons: Hophni & Phinehas, were [killed.]

A man [of the tribe] of Benjamin ran [from] the army to Shiloh the same day & [tore] his clothes, with [dirt] upon his head [signs of mourning.] Eli sat by the [roadside] watching, [since] his heart trembled [with worry] for the Ark of God.

When the man came into the city & told [them,] all the city cried out. When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What does this noise mean? The man came [quickly] to Eli & told [him.]

Now, Eli was 98 years old & his eyes were [so ]dim he couldn’t see [well.] The man told Eli that he fled out of the army today. [Eli asked,] What has [happened,] my son?

The messenger answered, Israel [has] fled [from the] Philistines & there’s also been a [large] slaughter among the [Israelites] & your 2 sons: Hophni & Phinehas, are also dead & the Ark of God is taken.

It [happened] when [he mentioned] the Ark of God, [Eli] fell backward off [his] seat by the side of the gate, [broke] his neck & died: for he was an old man & heavy. [Eli] had judged Israel for 40 years.

[Eli’s] daughter-in-law, Phinehas’ wife, [was about to deliver her child.] When she heard the Ark of God was taken & her father-in-law & husband were [both] dead, she bowed herself [with heavy labor] pains & [gave birth.]

And about the time of her death, the women [who] stood by her said to her, [Don’t] fear, for you have [delivered] a son. But she [didn’t] answer [or pay attention to] it.

She named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory [has] departed from Israel: because the Ark of God was taken & because of [the death] of her father-in-law & husband. She said, The glory [has] departed from Israel: for the Ark of God is taken.

1 Samuel 3:1-21 The Lord Calls Samuel in the Night

 

The Lord Calls Samuel in the Night

1 Samuel 3:1-21                         The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

[As a] child, Samuel, ministered to the Lord before Eli. The Word of the Lord was precious in those days & [visions were rare.]

It [happened,] when Eli laid down in his place [where he slept] & his eyes [had become weak & he could barely] see [if] the lamp of the Lord went out in the temple of the Lord, where the Ark of God was. [So,] Samuel [lay] down to sleep [there.]

The Lord called Samuel & he answered, Here I am & ran to Eli & said Here am I, for you called me. [Eli] said, I [didn’t] call [you.] Lie down again & [Samuel] went & lay down.

And the Lord called again, Samuel. And Samuel arose & went to Eli & said, Here am I: for you [called] me. [Eli] answered, I [didn’t] call [you, my son. Lie [back] down again. Samuel didn’t know the Lord yet & neither was the Word of the Lord revealed to him, yet.

The Lord called Samuel again the 3rd time & he arose & went to Eli & said, Here I am; for you called me. Eli [realized] that the Lord had called the child.

Therefore, Eli said to Samuel, Go lie down & if He [calls] you, you [shall] say, Speak Lord; for Your servant hears. Samuel went & lay [back] down in his place. The Lord came & stood & called [like the] other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then, Samuel answered, Speak; for Your servant hears.

The Lord said to Samuel, [Watch,] I will do [something] in Israel that will make the ears of [those who hear of it] tingle. [On] that day, I will [do] all the things against Eli [that] I have [said about] his [family.] When I begin, I will also make an end [to it.]

For I have told him that I will judge his [family] forever for the [sins that he knows about,] because his sons [behaved wickedly] & [Eli hasn’t] restrained them.

Therefore, I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the [sins] of Eli’s [family] shall not be [atoned for by] sacrifice nor [offerings] forever.

And Samuel lay [down] until morning & opened the doors of the house of the Lord. Samuel was [afraid] to [tell] Eli the vision. Then, Eli called Samuel & said, Samuel, my son. He answered, Here I am.

Eli said, What [did] the Lord [say] to you? I pray [that] you don’t hide it from me. If you hide anything [the Lord] said [from] me. God will do to you, [that] & more also, if you hide anything from me, of all the things He said to you. Samuel told [Eli everything] & [didn’t hide anything] from him. [Eli] said, It is the Lord. Let Him do what seems good [to] Him.

And Samuel grew & the Lord was with him & [he didn’t ignore] any of [God’s] words. All [of] Israel from Dan, even to BeerSheba knew that Samuel was [chosen] to be a prophet of the Lord.

The Lord appeared again in Shiloh. For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel [through the Lord’s] Word in Shiloh.

1 Samuel 2:1-36 Hannah Lends Her Son, Samuel, to the Lord to Serve Him

 

Hannah Lends Her Son, Samuel, to the Lord to Serve Him

1 Samuel 2:1-36                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Hannah prayed & said, My heart [rejoices] & my horn is exalted in the Lord. My mouth [smiles] over my enemies, because I rejoice in Your salvation. There [are] none as holy as the Lord: for there is no [other God] beside You.

Neither is there any rock like our God. Don’t boast & let arrogant [words] come out of your mouth. For the Lord is a God of knowledge & actions are weighed by Him.

The bows of the mighty [archers] are broken & [those who] stumbled are [clothed] with strength. [Those who] were full, have [now] hired out themselves for bread & [those who] were hungry [stopped being hungry.]

So, the [childless has bore] 7 & she [who] had many children has [grown] feeble. The Lord kills & makes alive. He brings down to the grave & [raises] up. The Lord makes [the] poor & makes [the] rich. He brings low & [lifts] up.

He raises the poor out of the dust & the beggar from the [garbage pile,] to set them among princes & to make them inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s & He has [put] the world upon them.

He will keep the feet of His saints & the wicked shall keep silent in darkness; for by strength no man shall prevail. The Lord’s [enemies] will be broken to pieces & out of heaven He shall thunder upon them.

The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth & He shall give strength to His king & exalt the horn of His anointed. Elkanah went to his house in Ramah. [Samuel served] the Lord before Eli, the priest.

Now, the sons of Eli [were worthless men] & they [didn’t know] the Lord. The priest’s custom with the people was, [that] when any man offered [a] sacrifice, the priest’s servant came with his [3 pronged meat] hook in his [hands] while the [meat] was [boiling.]

He [scooped the meat] hook into the pan, kettle, caldron, or pot &, the priests took for himself all the [meat] the hook brought up. They did [this] in Shiloh to all the Israelites [who] came [there.]

Also, before they burned the fat, the priest’s servant came & said to the man [who] sacrificed, Give [me the meat] to roast for the priest, for he won’t have boiled [meat from] you, but [only] raw [to be roasted.]

And if any man said to him, Let us burn the fat [first] & then take as much as your soul [desires,] then he would answer, [No,] but you shall give it to me now [uncooked] & if not, I will take it from you by force. The sin of [Eli’s sons] was very [large,] before the Lord: for [the men’s] offering [to] the Lord [was loathsome.]

[Malachi 2:7-9 For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge & they should seek the Law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts. But you [have] departed out of the [path] & you have caused many to stumble [related to] the Law & you have corrupted the covenant of Levi, says the Lord of Hosts. Therefore, I have also made you contemptible & [low] before all the people, [since] you haven’t kept My ways but have been partial in the Law.]

But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, [clothed] with a linen ephod. [1 Samuel 2:28 And [didn't] I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon [My] altar, to burn incense & to wear an ephod before Me? And [didn't] I give to the house of your father all the offerings made by fire of the children [people] of Israel?]

[Additionally,] his mother made him a little coat & brought it to him [each] year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. Eli blessed Elkanah & [Hannah] & said, The Lord give you [children by] this woman for the loan [of Samuel, who] is lent to the Lord & they went to their own home.

The Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived & bore 3 sons & 2 daughters. The child, Samuel, grew before the Lord. Now, Eli was very old & heard all that his sons did to all [of] Israel & how they lay [intimately] with the women, [who] assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

[Eli] said to them, Why do you [do] such things? For I hear of your evil [actions] by all [these] people. [No,] my sons; for it isn’t [a] good report that I hear. You make the Lord’s people [sin.]

If one man [sins] against another, the judge [shall decide.] But if a man sins against the Lord, who [shall defend] him? They [still] didn’t [pay attention] to the voice of their father, because the Lord [intended to kill] them.

The child, Samuel grew & was in favor with both the Lord & also with men. A man of God came to Eli & said, The Lord has said [this,] [Didn’t] I [visibly] appear [to] your [forefathers,] when they were in Pharaoh’s house in Egypt?

[Didn’t] I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense & to wear an ephod before Me? [Didn’t] I give to the house of your father all the offerings made by fire of the children [people] of Israel?

[For what reason do] you kick at My sacrifice & My offering, which I have commanded [for My dwelling place] & [you honor] your sons above Me, to make yourselves fat with the [best] of all the offerings of Israel, My people?

[For this reason,] the Lord God of Israel [says,] I indeed said your house & the house of your [forefathers,] should walk before Me forever. But now the Lord [says,] Be it far from Me; for [those who] honor Me, I will honor & [those who] despise Me, shall be lightly [thought of.]

[Watch,] the days come, [when] I will cut off your arm & the arm of your father’s house & there [won’t] be an old man in your house. You shall see an enemy in My [dwelling place,] in all the wealth [that] God shall give Israel. And there shall not be an old man in your house forever

[Those of] your [men,] whom I [don’t] cut off from [My] altar, shall [have] their eyes [consumed] [by crying] by & your [hearts grieved.] All the [future generations] of your house shall die in [their prime.]

This shall be the sign to you, [of what] shall come upon your 2 sons: Hophni & Phinehas; in 1 day, they shall both die. I will raise up a faithful priest [for] Me, [who] shall do according to [what] is in [My] heart & My mind.

I will build him a [secure] house & he shall walk before [My] anointed forever. It shall [happen,] that everyone [who] is left in your house shall come & [bow down] to him for a piece of silver & a [crumb] of bread & shall say, I pray [that] you put me into 1 of the priests’ [positions, so] I may eat a piece of bread.

1 Samuel 1:1-28 Hannah Prays to the Lord for a Son

 

Hannah Prays to the Lord for a Son

1 Samuel 1:1-28     The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, there was a man of Ramathaim Zophim [from] Mount Ephraim & his name was Elkanah, [Jeroham’s] son, [who was] the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, [who was] the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite.

He had 2 wives [named] Hannah & Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah [didn’t have] children. [Elkanah] went up out of his city yearly to worship & sacrifice to the Lord of Hosts in Shiloh.

The 2 sons of Eli: Hophni & Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there. When [it] was time [for] Elkanah [to offer,] he gave to Peninnah, his wife & her sons & daughters portions [of food,] but to Hannah, he gave an [double] portion.

For [Elkanah] loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut her womb. Her adversary [Peninnah] provoked her [severely,] to make her [worry,] because the Lord had shut up her womb.

And as [Elkanah] went to the house of the Lord, [each year,] [Peninnah] provoked [Hannah.] Therefore [Hannah cried] & didn’t eat. Her husband, Elkanah [asked] her, Hannah, why [are] you [crying] & not eating? Why is your heart grieved?

Aren’t I better to you than 10 sons? So Hannah rose up after they had eaten & [had something to] drink in Shiloh. Now, Eli, the priest, sat by a [doorpost in] the temple of the Lord. [Hannah’s] soul was [bitterly distraught] & [she] prayed to the Lord & [sorely] wept.

She [made] a vow & said, O Lord of Hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your handmaid & remember me & not forget Your handmaid & will give Your handmaid a [male] child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life & no razor shall come upon his head.

As she continued praying before the Lord, it [happened] that Eli [noticed] her mouth. Now, Hannah spoke [silently] in her heart, [but] only her lips moved, [so] Eli thought she [was drunk.]

And Eli said to her, How long will you [continue to be drunk?] Put the wine away from you. Hannah answered & said, No, my lord, I am a woman with a sorrowful spirit.

I haven’t drunk wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord. [Don’t consider me] as a [wicked] woman. For out of the abundance of my [sorrow] & grief I have [been speaking.]

Then, Eli answered & said, Go in peace & [may] the God of Israel grant you your [request] that you [have] asked of Him. [Hannah] said, Let your handmaid find grace in your sight. So, [she] went her way & ate & she no [longer looked] sad.

They rose up in the morning early & worshiped before the Lord & returned to their house [in] Ramah. Elkanah [was intimate with] Hannah, his wife & the Lord remembered her.

It happened,] after Hannah had conceived & [bore] a son, his name was called Samuel, saying, Because I have asked [for] him [from] the Lord. Elkanah & all his [family,] went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice & [fulfill] his vow, but Hannah [didn’t go] up.

She said to her husband, I won’t go up until the child [is] weaned & then I will bring him, [so]he may appear before the Lord & [he shall stay there] forever. Elkannah said, Do what seems good [to] you.

[Wait] until you’ve weaned him & only [let] the Lord establish His Word. So, [Hannah stayed & nursed him] until she weaned him. When she had weaned him, she took [Samuel] up with her & 3 [bulls,] 1 ephah of flour & a bottle of wine & brought them to the house of the Lord in Shiloh. The child was young. They [killed] a bull] & brought the child to Eli.

[Hannah] said, Oh my lord, as my soul lives, I am the woman [who] stood by you here, praying to the Lord. I prayed for this child & the Lord has given me my [request that] I asked of Him.

Therefore I have also lent [my son] to the Lord; as long as he lives, he shall be lent to the Lord. And [Samuel] worshiped the Lord there.

Ruth 4:1-22 Ruth, Boaz, Naomi & Obed

 

Ruth, Boaz, Naomi & Obed

Ruth 4:1-22                   The Book of Ruth [in Smaller Chunks]

Then, Boaz went up to the gate & sat down there & [saw that] the [close relative] of whom Boaz [had spoken] came by. [Boaz asked him,] Turn aside & sit down here [& he did.] [Boaz] took 10 men [from] the city & said, Sit down here & they sat down.

[Boaz] said to the [close relative,] Naomi, [who] has [come] here again, [from] the country of Moab, sells a parcel of land, [that] was our brother Elimelech’s. I thought to [inform ] you, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants & elders of my people.

If you will redeem it, redeem it, but if you won’t redeem it, then tell me, [so] I may know. For there is none [closer] to redeem it [besides] you & I am after you. [The close relative] said, I will redeem it.

Then, Boaz said, [The] day you buy the field at the hand of Naomi, you must also buy it [from] Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name [of her deceased husband] upon his inheritance.

The relative said, I can’t redeem it for myself, lest I [endanger] my own inheritance. [You can] redeem my right to [it] yourself, [since] I can’t redeem it.

To confirm redeeming things, [as] was [done in the past] in Israel, a man [took] off his shoe & gave it [to the other] as a testimony in Israel. Therefore, the [close relative] said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself.

So, [Boaz took] off his shoe & said to the elders & all the people, You are witnesses, this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, Chilion’s & Mahlon’s, [from] the hand of Naomi.

[Also,] Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, [whom] I have [redeemed] to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, [so] the name [isn’t] cut off from among his brethren & the gate of his [home.] You are witnesses this day.

And all the people in the gate & the elders said, We are witnesses. [Let] the Lord make the woman [who comes] into your house like Rachel & like Leah, [who both] built the house of Israel & do worthily [to] you in Ephratah & be famous in Bethlehem.

Let your house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar [gave birth] unto Judah & the [descendants that] the Lord will give you [by] this young woman. So, Boaz took Ruth & she was his wife & [was intimate with her] & the Lord [allowed her to conceive] & she [delivered] a son.

*And the women said to Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, [Who] has not left you this day without [a grandson,] that his name may be famous in Israel. [Luke 3:23 And Jesus, Himself, began to be about 30 years of age, being (as was [thought]) the son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli.] [Luke 3:31-3 [Who] was the son of Melea, [who] was the son of Menan, [who] was the son of Mattatha, [who] was the son of Nathan, [who] was the son of David, [who] was the son of Jesse, [who] was the son of Obed, [who] was the son of Boaz, [who] was the son of Salmon, [who] wa the son of Naasson.]

He shall [renew] your life & [assist you in] your old age: for your daughter-in-law, [who] loves you & [who has given birth to him,] which is better to you than 7 sons.

Naomi took the child & laid him in her bosom & became a nurse to [him.] Naomi’s [female] neighbors gave [him] the name [of:] Obed.

* [Obed became] the father of Jesse, [who was] the father of David. [Matthew 1:1 The book of the generations of Jesus Christ, the [descendant] of David, the [descendant] of Abraham.]

Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez [fathered] Hezron. Hezron [fathered] Ram. Ram [fathered] Amminadab. Amminadab [fathered] Nahshon. Nahshon [fathered] Salmon. Salmon [fathered] Boaz.

*Boaz [fathered] Obed. Obed [fathered] Jesse & Jesse [fathered] David. [Matthew 1:5-6 Salmon [fathered] Boaz of Rahab [a.k.a Rachab.] Boaz [a.k.a. Booz] [fathered] Obed of Ruth & Obed [fathered] Jesse. Jesse [fathered] David, the king [who fathered] Solomon, [by] her [who] had been the wife of Uriah [a.k.a. Urias.]

[Matthew 1:17 says: So all the generations from Abraham to David are 14 generations. From David until the [captives are carried] away into Babylon are 14 generations. And from the [captives being carried] away into Babylon [until] Christ are 14 generations.]