Ruth 1:3

New American Bible - revised edition

Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons.

Cross References

2 Kings 4:1

A certain woman, the widow of one of the guild prophets, cried out to Elisha: “My husband, your servant, is dead. You know that he revered the Lord, yet now his creditor has come to take my two children into servitude.”

Psalm 34:19

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed.

Hebrews 12:6

for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines; he scourges every son he acknowledges.”

Ruth 1:2

The man was named Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and his sons Mahlon and Chilion; they were Ephrathites from Bethlehem of Judah. Some time after their arrival on the plateau of Moab,

Ruth 1:4

They married Moabite women, one named Orpah, the other Ruth. When they had lived there about ten years,