And Mahlon and Chilion died also, both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband. There's only one Mahlon in the Bible. Elimelech died, and the sons married two Moabite women: Mahlon married Ruth and Chilion married Orpah. They were Ephrathites of Bethlehem who migrated to Moab, together with their parents, during a drought in the time of the Judges. 3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. Mahlon died in Whitefish, Montana back in July, after suffering a massive heart attack and going on life support. מַחְלוֹן and כִּלְיוֹן), the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi (Ruth 1:2ff. On foreign soil, Mahlon married the Moabite convert Ruth (Ruth 4:10) while Kilion married the Moabite convert Orpah. Ruth 1:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW) 5 Then both Mahlon and Chilion died as well. But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons. 2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. A. He is the brother of Chilion, and they are the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi of Bethlehem (Ruth 1:2). After about ten years, the two sons of Naomi also died in Moab (1:4). A famine forces Elimelech to move his family to Moab, but it's not clear from the story if things are better over there.Elimelech dies, and the two sons marry Moabite women: Chilion marries Orpah and Mahlon marries Ruth. His wife told us his death came as a … And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. Mahlon and Chilion died leaving Naomi with two foreign daughters-in-law, only married, perhaps, a number of months - Orpah and Ruth. Keeping this in view, what happened to Ruth's first husband? They went into the country of Moab and remained there. ; 4:9–10). This then is the gospel, God is set to redeem man from his lost and carnal state by giving His Only Begotten Son that whosoever believes should not ‘perish’ but have ‘everlasting life’. 5 And Mahlon and Chilion died also, both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband. 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. MAHLON AND CHILIONMAHLON AND CHILION (Heb. After their father's death, the two brothers married Moabite women, Chilion marrying Orpah, and Mahlon, *Ruth. Mahlon And Chilion, Having Married Wives Of Moab, Die Also - Ruth 1:4 (KJV) King James Version Bible Verse A. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. Mahlon and Chilion died after ten years of being married to strange women, afterwhich their father had died. A. Ruth 1:5 Context. 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