1 Kings 17:17-24

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Elijah Brings a Boy Back to Life

¹⁷ ·Some time later [^LAfter these things] the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. He grew worse and worse and finally ·stopped breathing [died; ^Lthere remained no breath in him]. ¹⁸ The woman said to Elijah, “Man of God, what ·have you done to me [do you have against me; ^Lto me and to you]? Did you come here to ·remind me of [reveal; point out] my sin and to kill my son?”

¹⁹ Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” Elijah took the boy from ·her [her arms/lap/^Lbosom], carried him upstairs, and laid him on the bed in the room where he was staying. ²⁰ Then he prayed to the Lord: “Lord my God, this widow is letting me stay in her house. Why have you ·done this terrible thing [brought tragedy/calamity] to her and caused her son to die?” ²¹ Then Elijah ·lay on top of [stretched himself on] the boy three times. He prayed to the Lord, “Lord my God, let this ·boy live again [boy’s life/breath/soul return to him]!”

²² The Lord ·answered [heard] Elijah’s ·prayer [cry; ^Lvoice]; the ·boy began breathing again [boy’s life/breath/soul returned to him] and ·was alive [revived]. ²³ Elijah carried the boy downstairs and gave him to his mother and said, “See! Your son is alive!”

²⁴ “Now I know you really are a man from God,” the woman said to Elijah. “I know that the ·Lord truly speaks through you [^Lword of the Lord in your mouth is true]!”