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Ruth 1:5

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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them,.... As well as their father, in the land of Moab, after they had lived…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

And Mahlon and Chilion died - The Targum adds, And because they transgressed the decree of the word of the Lord, and…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ruth 1:1-5

The first words give all the date we have of this story. It was in the days when the judges ruled (Rut 1:1), not in…

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