Obed = "serving"<OL TYPE="1"><LI>son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David<LI>a Judaite, a descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel<LI>a Judaite, father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell<LI>one of David's mighty warriors<LI>son of Shemaiah and a gatekeeper of the temple</OL>