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.

¹⁹ So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

A Ruler from Bethlehem

²¹ Soon the Israelite and Philistine forces stood facing each other, army against army.

Elkanah and His Family

1 There was a man named Elkanah who lived in Ramah in the region of Zuph^[a] in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, of Ephraim.