1 Kings 17:22

Yahweh heard what Elijah prayed, and he caused the boy to become alive again [DOU].

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

In Context

21Then Elijah stretched himself on top of the boy’s body and called out to Yahweh saying, “Yahweh my God, please allow this boy to become alive again!” He did this three times.

23Elijah carried the boy down the steps and gave him to his mother. He said, “Look, your son is alive!”

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:39“But now you will realize that I, only I, am God; there is no other god who is a real god. I am the one who can kill people and who can cause people to live; I can wound people, and I can heal people, and there is no one who can prevent me from doing those things.

2 Kings 13:21One year, when some Israeli people were burying a man’s body, they saw a group of those raiders. They were afraid, so quickly they threw that man’s body into the tomb where Elisha had been buried, and they ran away. But as soon as the man’s body touched Elisha’s bones, the dead man became alive again and jumped up!

John 5:28Do not be surprised about that, because there will be a time when all people who have died will hear my voice,

Acts 20:12The other people took the young man home, and were greatly encouraged because he was alive again.

Hebrews 11:35Some women who trusted God received their relatives back again when God ◄ made them live again after they had died/raised them from the dead►. But others who trusted God were tortured until they died. They were tortured because they refused to agree when their captors said, “We will release you if you deny that you believe in God.” They refused to do that, because they wanted to live with God forever, which is better than continuing to live on earth after having almost died.

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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