1 Kings 17:21
He stretched himself out on the boy three times, and cried out to the Lord, “Lord my God, please let this boy's life return to him!”
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22The Lord responded to Elijah's cry. The boy's life returned to him, and he lived!
Cross References
2 Kings 4:33He went in, shut the door behind them both, and prayed to the Lord.
Acts 9:40Peter told them all to leave, kneeled down, and prayed. He turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.
Acts 20:10Paul went down, stretched himself out upon him, and hugged him. “Don't worry, he's alive,” he said.
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 →