1 Kings 17:21

And he stretches himself out on the boy three times, and calls to YHWH and says, “O YHWH my God, please let the soul of this boy return into his midst”;

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

In Context

20and cries to YHWH and says, “My God YHWH, have You also brought calamity on the widow with whom I am sojourning, to put her son to death?”

22and YHWH listens to the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the boy turns back into his midst, and he lives.

Read all of 1 Kings 17

Cross References

2 Kings 4:33and he goes in and shuts the door on them both, and prays to YHWH.

Acts 9:40And Peter having put them all forth outside, having bowed the knees, prayed, and having turned to the body, said, “Tabitha, arise”; and she opened her eyes, and having seen Peter, she sat up,

Acts 20:10And Paul, having gone down, fell on him, and having embraced [him], said, “Make no tumult, for his life is in him”;

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study 1 Kings 17:21