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Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.
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The Consequence of Compromise
Several commentators see the deaths of Elimelech and his sons as a direct consequence of their decision to leave Judah and intermarry with Moabites. John Gill cites an ancient Jewish interpretation (the Targum) stating their days were cut off for transgressing God's law. Matthew Henry frames the entire tragedy as the result of the initial, unjustified move to Moab, a warning about the potential ruin that follows compromising choices.
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19th Century
Anglican
And they died. —Clearly as quite young men. It is not for us to say how far those are right who see in the death of Elimelech and his sons…
Baptist
That seemed to be her great grief—that she was left. She would have been content to go with them, but she was left to mourn their loss.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them As well as their father, in the land of Moab, after they had lived wit…
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Presbyterian
Elimelech's care to provide for his family should not be blamed; but his removal into the country of Moab could not be justified. And that removal …
