Ruth 4:14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ruth 4:13-22

Here is, I. Ruth a wife. Boaz took her, with the usual solemnities, to his house, and she became his wife (Ruth 4:13), all the city, no doubt, congratulating the preferment of a virtuous woman, purely for her virtues. We have reason to think that Orpah, who returned from Naomi to her people and her gods, was never half so well preferred as Ruth was. He that forsakes all for Christ shall find more than all with him; it shall be recompensed a hundred-fold in this present time. Now Orpah wished... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:14

And the women said unto Naomi ,.... The inhabitants of Bethlehem, as they fell into her company; or perhaps these were the women that were called to the labour of Ruth, and attended the birth of the child: blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman ; a grandchild born to her that day. In Moab she was bereaved of her husband and of two sons; but now she is not left without a relation, a kinsman, and a redeemer, for which the women blessed God, and stirred her... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 4:13-22

Little Obed. A birth, and in particular a first birth, in the homes of the "excellent of the earth" is always an interesting and exciting event. What multitudes of beginnings there are in childhood! What multitudes of buds and beautiful rose-buddings! What possibilities and uncertainties! What wonderful littlenesses of hands and feet, and other organs, all so marvelously harmonized and complete! What wondrous and wondering eyes, looking, and still looking, as if they would really read your... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 4:14

And the women said to Naomi, Blessed he Yahveh, who has given thee a kinsman this day! May his name become famous in Israel. Of course it is Ruth's son who is the kinsman referred to, the nearest kinsman, still nearer than Boaz. The kinsman was given, said the women, "this day," the day when the child was born. The expression which we have rendered, "who has given thee a kinsman," is, literally, "who has not caused to fail to thee a kinsman." The sympathetic women who had gathered together... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 4:14-17

The benevolent happiness of old age. The story of Ruth closes amidst domestic prosperity and happiness, and amidst neighborly congratulations. And it is observable that Naomi, whose trials and sorrows interest us so deeply at the commencement of this book, appears at its close radiant with renewed happiness: her daughter-in-law a mother, she herself a grand-parent, surrounded by rejoicing neighbors, expressing their congratulations, and invoking blessing upon her and those dear to her. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ruth 4:14

Without a kinsman - i. e. Boaz, not the infant Obed. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ruth 4:14

Ruth 4:14. The women said unto Naomi After Ruth’s delivery. Which hath not left thee without a kinsman The words may be rendered, who hath not made, or suffered, thy kinsman to fail thee; that is, to refuse to perform his duty to thee and thine, as the other kinsman did. The Hebrew גאל , goel, which we translate kinsman, properly belonged to Boaz, and not to his son who was born; and yet the women seem to speak this with a reference to the child, which probably induced the Arabic... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:1-22

Boaz marries Ruth (4:1-22)Feeling the effects of the poverty of widowhood, Naomi decided to sell her late husband’s land. To prevent the land from passing out of the family, she had to ensure that it was bought (or redeemed) by the nearest relative (cf. Leviticus 25:23-28). In this case that person was the same one who had to produce through Ruth an heir who could carry on the names of the late Elimelech (Naomi’s husband) and Mahlon (Elimelech’s son and Ruth’s husband). But should such an heir... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ruth 4:14

"And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be Jehovah, who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman; and let his name be famous in Israel.""The women said unto Naomi." These words sharply remind us that this narrative is essentially the story of Naomi. "It is altogether fitting, therefore, that at the end, attention should return to her to admire her radical reverse of fortune."[15]"Jehovah hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman." "Of course, the near kinsman is Ruth's son, a... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ruth 4:13-17

C. God’s provision of a Song of Solomon 4:13-17Ruth 4:13 is a key verse in the book because it records the fulfillment of Naomi and Ruth’s plans to obtain rest (Ruth 2:2; Ruth 3:1-5). [Note: See Constable, p. 111.] A son was indispensable to the continuation of the line of Boaz as well as that of Mahlon and Elimelech. With the birth of Obed, Ruth and Naomi could both rest. They had produced someone who would carry on the program of God for Israel. The redeemer in view in this discussion was... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ruth 4:13-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 4:13-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 4:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 4:14-17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ruth 4:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ruth 4:14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:1-22

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ruth 4:14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ruth 4:13-17

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