Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
And the woman
Bible References
Mahlon
Deuteronomy 32:39
"See now that I, indeed I, am he!" says the Lord, "and there is no other god besides me. I kill and give life, I smash and I heal, and none can resist my power.
Psalm 89:30
If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations,
Jeremiah 2:19
Your own wickedness will bring about your punishment. Your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you. Know, then, and realize how utterly harmful it was for you to reject me, the Lord your God, to show no respect for me," says the Lord God who rules over all.
And the woman
Isaiah 49:21
Then you will think to yourself, 'Who bore these children for me? I was bereaved and barren, dismissed and divorced. Who raised these children? Look, I was left all alone; where did these children come from?'"
Matthew 22:25
Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.
Luke 7:12
As he approached the town gate, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother (who was a widow), and a large crowd from the town was with her.