Ruth 4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:16

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom ,.... As a token of her most tender love and affection for it; this it is probable she did quickly after the birth of it: and became a nurse unto it ; that is, after the mother had suckled and weaned it, then she took it from her, and brought it up. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:17

And the women her neighbours gave it a name ,.... Josephus says F17 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 9. sect. 4.) Naomi gave it, by the advice of her neighbours; very probably on the eighth day when he was circumcised, and the neighbours were invited on that occasion, at which time it seems it was usual to give names to children, see Luke 1:59 . The Romans gave names to females on the eighth day, to the males on the ninth; hence the goddess Nundina had her name F18 Alex. ab Alex.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:18

Now these are the generations of Pharez ,.... The son of Judah, by Tamar before mentioned, 4:12 , for the intention of this genealogy is to confirm the truth of Jacob's prophecy, of Shiloh the Messiah coming from the tribe of Judah, Genesis 49:10 and therefore it begins with Pharez, well known to be the son of Judah, and ends with David, whose son the Messiah was to be, as is owned by all Jews and Gentiles that believe the divine revelation: Pharez begat Hezron ; who was one of those... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:19

And Hezron begat Ram ,.... Called Aram by the Septuagint, and so in Matthew 1:3 , and Ram begat Amminadab ; in whose name there is no variation, neither in the book of Chronicles nor in the Evangelists; both these, as well as the next, were born in Egypt. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:20

And Amminadab begat Nahshon ,.... The prince of the tribe of Judah, as the Targum adds; and so he was when the Israelites were come out of Egypt, and were in the wilderness at the time of the dedication of the altar, Numbers 7:12 called Nahsson, Matthew 1:4 , and Nahshon begat Salmon; or, as in the Hebrew text, Salmah, and in 1 Chronicles 2:11 , Salma; and yet in the verse following Salmon, as we read it. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:21

And Salmon begat Boaz ,.... Of Rahab the harlot, whom he married, Matthew 1:5 the very same person that makes a principal part of this book, and whom the Targum here takes to be the judge Ibzan; see Gill on 1:1 . and Boaz begat Obed ; of Ruth; of whom see the preceding verses. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:22

And Obed begat Jesse ,.... The Bethlehemite, the father of David: and Jesse begat David ; the Targum adds, the king of Israel; and so the Syriac and Arabic versions add, the king; from whence it is by some concluded that this book was written by Samuel, not only after the birth of David, but after he had been anointed king by him: here being but four generations mentioned, from the coming of the Israelites into Canaan, to the birth of David, which was three hundred and sixty years, each... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 4

Boaz gathers a council of the elders at the city gates, states the case, and proposes to the nearest kinsman to redeem the inheritance of Elimelech, and take Ruth to wife, Rth 4:1-5. The kinsman refuses, and relinquishes has right to Boaz, Rth 4:6. The manner of redemption in such cases, Rth 4:7, Rth 4:8. Boaz redeems the inheritance in the presence of the elders, and of the people, who witness the contract, and pray for God's blessing upon the marriage, Rth 4:9-12. Boaz takes Ruth for wife,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 4:1

Then went Boaz up to the gate - We have often had occasion to remark that the gate or entrance to any city or town was the place where the court of justice was ordinarily kept. For an account of the officers in such places, see the note on Deuteronomy 16:18 . Ho , such a one ! - sit down here - This familiar mode of compellation is first used here. The original is אלמני פלני פה שבה shebah poh , peloni almoni ! "Hark ye, Mr. Such-a-one of such a place! come... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 4:2

He took ten men - Probably it required this number to constitute a court. How simple and how rational was this proceeding! The man who had a suit went to the city gates. Here he stopped till the person with whom he had the suit came to the gate on his way to his work. He called him by name, and he stopped and sat down. Then ten elders were called, and they came and sat down. When all this was done, the appellant preferred his suit. Then the appellee returned his answer. ... read more

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