Ruth 1 now it came to pass, in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And naomi had a kinsman of her husbands, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of elimelech. And a certain man of bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. View smaller size scan of original ruth chapter 1, view textonly version of ruth chapter 1, or click to switch to the standard king james version of ruth chapter 1. Title the book is named after one of its main characters, a young woman of moab, the greatgrandmother of david and an ancestress of jesus 4. The book of ruth is an important historical work in hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible, as it traces the lineage of king david and ultimately that of the messiah, jesus christ. Bible verses about ruth passages king james version. King james version electronic audio bible player by alexander scourby.
It is one of the shortest books in both the jewish and christian holy books, consisting of only four chapters. Ruth king james version kjv now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. So a man from bethlehem in judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of moab. And ruth the moabitess said unto naomi, let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight i shall find grace. The translation had a marked influence on english literary style and was generally accepted as the standard english bible from the mid17th to the early 20th century.
The book of ruth meaning pity or compassion is the eighth book of the old testament, and the tanakh. Within the united kingdom, the rights to the kjv are vested in the crown. The king james version of the holy bible is the most influential and widely published book ever written. The following verses are quoted from the king james version kjv of the bible. This summary of the book of ruth provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology. The first verse of the book points to the time of the judges and the very last verse points to king david.
The books of the king james version include the 39 books of the old. The books of the bible were written at different times by different authors over a period of approximately 1,500 years from around 1400bc through 90ad. Ruth 3 king james version ruth and boaz at the threshingfloor. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. And a certain man of bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of. Ruth kjv epic audio collection is an live audio recording of performers reading the book in its original text. It is an aid to finding cross references between two longstanding standards of biblical literature. These are the books of the king james version of the bible along with the names and numbers given them in the douay rheims bible and latin vulgate.
Some think that it was written by samuel, but there is no evidence for that. Ruth mentioned in 2 books and occurs times in the holy king james bible kjv. This list is a complement to the list in books of the latin vulgate. In the first printings of the 1611 kjv bible there is a printing error, there were many printing errors throughout, but one specifically known is in the book of ruth 3.
This is the holy book of ruth, known simply as the book of ruth. The holy bible book 08 ruth kjv dramatized audio youtube. King james version bible breakdown bills bible basics. Ruth 1 now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. These are the books of the king james version of the bible along with the names and. The widowed naomi has a mind to serve and worship god in a foreign land. King james version kjv, also called authorized version or king james bible, english translation of the bible published in 1611 under the auspices of king james i of england. Her witness is so powerful it propels ruth to want be with her and worship her god.
This summary of the book of ruth provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of ruth. The book of ruth kjv audio bible full by alexander scourby. 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. Ruth, chapter 1 king james version christian answers webbible. A breakdown of the total number of books, chapters verses and words found in the king james version of the holy bible. Ruth bible book with full chapters king james version. In the book of ruth you will discover gods redemptive plan beyond the jew to gentiles and men to women as well. The kjv bible breakdown by books, chapters, verses and word counts click or tap icons to share. The book of ruth is so encouraging, especially when you look closely at naomi, ruth and boaz.
Ruth was a moabite woman, whose sense of piety and devotion to her motherinlaw naomi led to her marriage to the prominent boaz of bethlehem in judah. Ruth 1 new king james version nkjv elimelechs family goes to moab. Outside of the united kingdom, the kjv is in the public domain. Ruth kjv epic audio collection king james version on.
The king james version kjv, also known as the king james bible kjb or simply the authorized version av, is an english translation of the christian bible for the church of england, was commissioned in 1603 and completed as well as published in 1611 under the sponsorship of james vi and i. The book of ruth connects the book of judges with the books of samuel. Book of ruth simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Then went boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there. Ruth discussed most often in the books of ruth 12 and matthew 1. The book of ruth kjv audio bible full by alexander. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein. And a certain man of bethlehem, judah, went to dwell in the country of moab, he and his wife and his two sons. Ruth 2 1 and naomi had a kinsman of her husbands, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of elimelech. Viewing the 1611 king james version of ruth ruth chapter 1, also known as. Ruth, a very loyal daughterinlaw, decides to stay with naomi, hunting for food to help them survive.
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