1 Kings 17:23

Then Elijah took the boy, and carried him down out of the upper room, into the house, and gave him to his mother,—and Elijah said, See! thy son liveth.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.

In Context

22And Yahweh hearkened unto the voice of Elijah,—and the life of the boy came again within him, and he lived.

24And the woman said unto Elijah, Now, then I know, that, a man of God, thou art,—and that, the word of Yahweh, is in thy mouth, of a truth.

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:36Then called he Gehazi, and said—Call this Shunammitess. So he called her, and, when she was come in unto him, he said—Take up thy son.

John 4:51And, when he was even now going down, his servants, met him, saying, that, his boy, was living.

Hebrews 11:35Women received, by resurrection, their dead; but, others, were put to the rack, not accepting redemption, that, unto a better resurrection, they might attain:

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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