Ruth 1:3

However, Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.

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

In Context

2His name was Elimelech, and his wife's name Naomi. His sons were called Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went to the country of Moab and lived there.

4The sons married Moabite women. One was called Orpah, the other was called Ruth. After about ten years,

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Cross References

Psalms 34:19Those who do right have many problems, but the Lord solves all of them.

Hebrews 12:10They disciplined us for a short while as they thought appropriate, but God does so for our benefit in order that we can share his holy character.

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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