1 Kings 17:21

And he breathed on the child thrice, and called on the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, let, I pray thee, the soul of this child return to him.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 Elijah cried aloud, and said, Alas, O Lord, the witness of the widow with whom I sojourn, thou hast wrought evil for her in slaying her son.

22And it was so, and the child cried out,

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:33And Elisha went into the house, and shut the door upon themselves, the two, and prayed to the Lord.

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 →

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