Ruth 1:3

New English Translation

Sometime later Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, so she and her two sons were left alone.

Cross References

2 Kings 4:1

Now a wife of one of the prophets appealed to Elisha for help, saying, “Your servant, my husband is dead. You know that your servant was a loyal follower of the Lord. Now the creditor is coming to take away my two boys to be his servants.”

Psalm 34:19

The godly face many dangers, but the Lord saves them from each one of them.

Hebrews 12:6

“For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”

Ruth 1:2

(Now the man’s name was Elimelech, his wife was Naomi, and his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were of the clan of Ephrath from Bethlehem in Judah.) They entered the region of Moab and settled there.

Ruth 1:4

So her sons married Moabite women. (One was named Orpah and the other Ruth.) And they continued to live there about ten years.