Enormous Trials
Ruth 1:5
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.


Observe —

1. That many afflictions do attend the most gracious souls (Psalm 34:19).

2. Crosses seldom come single upon God's servants.

3. God did wonderfully support her in all these her great trials, and left her upon Scripture record as a pattern of patience unto all succeeding generations.

(C. Ness.)



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

WEB: Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband.




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