Ruth 1:3

New Living Translation

Then Elimelech died, and Naomi was left with her two sons.

Cross References

2 Kings 4:1

One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, “My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the Lord. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves.”

Psalm 34:19

The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.

Hebrews 12:6

For the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”

Ruth 1:2

The man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife was Naomi. Their two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. And when they reached Moab, they settled there.

Ruth 1:4

The two sons married Moabite women. One married a woman named Orpah, and the other a woman named Ruth. But about ten years later,