And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.(Judges 21:23)

And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.(Judges 21:24)

In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.(Judges 21:25)

Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

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 Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.(Ruth 1:2)

And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.(Ruth 1:3)

And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.(Ruth 1:4)

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Ruth 1:1 - Cross Reference

And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. (Genesis 12:10)

And the famine was sore in the land. (Genesis 43:1)

Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it: (Ezekiel 14:13)

Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. (Judges 2:16)

And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. (Deuteronomy 28:23)

For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast? (Ezekiel 14:21)

And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: (Leviticus 26:19)

The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth. (Joel 1:10)

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. (Psalm 105:16)

Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it. (Deuteronomy 28:38)

A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. (Psalm 107:34)

Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God? (Joel 1:16)

And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. (Genesis 26:1)

And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. (Judges 12:8)

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah. (Judges 19:1)

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. (1 Kings 17:1)

And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. (1 Kings 18:2)

The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. (Jeremiah 14:1)

Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. (2 Kings 8:1)

And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. (Amos 4:6)

Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. (2 Samuel 21:1)

And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. (Judges 17:8)