² The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were ^(A)Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there.

¹⁹ So ^(A)Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to ^(B)Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem),

²¹ And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army.

The Birth of Samuel

1 There was a certain man of ^(A)Ramathaim-zophim of ^(B)the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, ^(C)an Ephrathite.