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

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

The Ruler from Bethlehem

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

Samuel’s Birth and Dedication

1 There was a certain man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite^[a] from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham son of Elihu son of Tohu son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.^(A)