Ruth 1:5

And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.

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Interpretation

Elimelech's care to provide for his family, was not to be blamed; but his removal into the country of Moab could not be justified. And the removal ended in the wasting of his family.

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This thought runs through Ruth 1:1-5.

Ruth 1:1 Ruth 1:2 Ruth 1:3 Ruth 1:4 Ruth 1:5

Glossary

Chilion Person: The pining one, the younger son of Elimelech and Naomi, and husband of Orpah, Ruth’s sister ( Ruth 1:2 ; 4:9 ).