1 Kings 17:22
20 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?”
21 Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”
And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.
23 Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.
24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.
- KJV
- And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
- WEB
- The LORD listened to the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
- ASV
- And Jehovah hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
- DARBY
- And Jehovah heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he lived.
- BLB
- And YHWH listened to the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came back into his midst, and he revived.
- ÅB
- Og Herren hørte Elias' bønn, og barnets sjel vendte tilbake, så det ble levende igjen.
- OTB
- Og Herren hørte Elias røst, og guttens liv vendte tilbake til ham og han ble levende.
- B1930
- Og Herren hørte Elias' bønn, og barnets sjel vendte tilbake, så det blev levende igjen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 11:11
But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:39
See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
Read in contextJohn 5:28–29
Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
Read in contextHebrews 11:35
Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
Read in contextRomans 14:9
For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
Read in context2 Kings 13:21
Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.
Read in context1 Samuel 2:6
The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
Read in contextJohn 11:43
After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
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