Ruth 1:3

And Elimelech the husband of Naomi died; and she remained with her sons.

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In The King James Version

And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.

In Context

2He called himself Elimelech, and his wife Naomi, and his two sons, the one Mahlon, and the other Chilion, Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. And entering into the region of the Moabites, they stayed there.

4They took wives from among the Moabites, of whom one was called Orpah, and the other Ruth. And they lived there ten years.

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Cross References

Psalms 34:19May those who are my unjust adversaries not be glad over me: those who have hated me without cause, and who nod agreement with their eyes.

Hebrews 12:10And indeed, for a few days and according to their own wishes, they instructed us. But he does so to our benefit, so that we may receive his sanctification.

Matthew Henry on Ruth 1:2-6

Ruth This short history of the domestic affairs of one particular family fitly follows the book of Judges (the events related here happening in the days of the judges), and fitly goes before the books of Samuel, because in the close it introduces David; yet the Jews, in their Bibles, separate it from both, and make it one of the five Megilloth, or Volumes, which they put together towards the latter end, in this order: Solomon's Song, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther. It is probable that Samuel was the… Read the whole commentary →

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