Ruth 1:3

New Century Version

Then Naomi’s husband, Elimelech, died, and she was left with her two sons.

Cross References

2 Kings 4:1

The wife of a man from the groups of prophets said to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead. You know he honored the Lord. But now the man he owes money to is coming to take my two boys as his slaves!”

Psalm 34:19

People who do what is right may have many problems, but the Lord will solve them all.

Hebrews 12:6

The Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as his child.”

Ruth 1:2

So a man named Elimelech left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to live in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons. His wife was named Naomi, and his two sons were named Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathahites from Bethlehem in Judah. When they came to Moab, they settled there.

Ruth 1:4

These sons married women from Moab. One was named Orpah, and the other was named Ruth. Naomi and her sons had lived in Moab about ten years