1 Kings 17:20

Then he called vnto the Lord, and sayde, O Lord my God, hast thou punished also this widowe, with whome I soiourne, by killing her sonne?

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In The King James Version

And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

In Context

19And he said vnto her, Giue me thy sonne. and he tooke him out of her bosome, and caryed him vp into a chamber, where he abode, and laid him vpon his owne bed.

21And he stretched himselfe vpon the childe three times, and called vnto the Lord, and saide, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this childes soule come into him againe.

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Cross References

Genesis 38:7Now Er the first borne of Iudah was wicked in the sight of the Lord: therefore the Lord slewe him.

Exodus 17:4And Moses cried to the Lord, saying, What shall I do to this people? for they be almost ready to stone me.

1 Samuel 7:8And the children of Israel sayd to Samuel, Cease not to crie vnto the Lord our God for vs, that hee may saue vs out of the hand of the Philistims.

2 Kings 4:33He went in therefore, and shut the doore vpon them twayne, and prayed vnto the Lord.

2 Kings 19:15And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and saide, O Lord God of Israel, which dwellest betweene the Cherubims, thou art very God alone ouer all the kingdomes of the earth: thou hast made the heauen and the earth.

Psalms 73:13Certainely I haue clensed mine heart in vaine, and washed mine hands in innocencie.

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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