Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
he took ten men of the elders of the city—as witnesses. In ordinary circumstances, two or three were sufficient to attest a bargain; but in cases of importance, such as matrimony, divorce, conveyancing of property, it was the Jewish practice to have ten (I Kings 21:8).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ruth 4:2:
Ruth 4:1
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