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1 Kings 17:20

PrayerGriefDoubtDeath and loss

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 own bed.

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?

21 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.

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

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BSB
Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?”
KJV
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?
WEB
He cried to the LORD and said, “LORD my God, have you also brought evil on the widow with whom I am staying, by killing her son?”
ASV
And he cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
DARBY
And he cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
BLB
And he cried out to YHWH and said, “O YHWH my God, also on the widow with whom I lodge, have You brought tragedy by killing her son?”
ÅB
Og han ropte til Herren og sa: Herre min Gud! Har du da også ført ulykke over denne enke hos hvem jeg bor som gjest, ved å la hennes sønn dø?
OTB
Og han ropte til Herren og sa: "Å Herre min Gud, har du også brakt tragedie over enken som jeg bor hos, ved å forårsake at hennes sønn dør?"
B1930
Og han ropte til Herren og sa: Herre min Gud! Har du da også ført ulykke over denne enke hos hvem jeg bor som gjest, ved å la hennes sønn dø?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • James 5:15–18

    And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

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  • Matthew 21:22

    And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

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  • 1 Samuel 7:8–9

    And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

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  • Exodus 17:4

    And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

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  • 2 Kings 19:15

    And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

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  • Genesis 18:23–25

    And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

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  • Psalms 99:6

    Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.

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  • 1 Kings 18:36–37

    And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

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