1 Kings 17:20
And he cried to LORD, and said, O LORD my God, have thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn by slaying her son?
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Genesis 38:7And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of LORD, and LORD killed him.
Exodus 17:4And Moses cried to LORD, saying, What shall I do to this people? They are almost ready to stone me.
1 Samuel 7:8And the sons of Israel said to Samuel, Do not cease to cry to LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 Kings 4:33He went in therefore, and shut the door upon the two of them, and prayed to LORD.
2 Kings 19:15And Hezekiah prayed before LORD, and said, O LORD, the God of Israel, who sits [above] the cherubim, thou are the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. Thou have made heaven and earth.
Psalms 73:13Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocence,
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 17:18-24
The Widow's Child Raised to Life. ( b. c. 908.) 17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. 18 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son? 19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his… Read the whole commentary →