1 Kings 17 · Verse 17

1 Kings 17:17

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.
1 Kings 17:17, King James Version

1 Kings 17:17 in other translations

BSBLater, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him.
WEBAfter these things, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, after these things, the son of the woman, mistress of the house, hath been sick, and his sickness is very severe till that no breath hath been left in him.
DARBYAnd 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 severe that there was no breath left in him.
BBENow after this, the son of the woman of the house became ill, so ill that there was no breath in him.
WebsterAnd 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 severe, that there was no breath left in him.

What does 1 Kings 17:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 17:17-24
17-24. the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick--A severe domestic calamity seems to have led her to think that, as God had shut up heaven upon a sinful land in consequence of the prophet, she was suffering on a similar account. Without answering her bitter upbraiding, the prophet takes the child, lays it on his bed, and after a very earnest prayer, had the happiness of seeing its restoration, and along with it, gladness to the widow's heart and home. The prophet was sent to this widow, not merely for his own security, but on account of her faith, to strengthen and promote which he was directed to go to her rather than to many widows in Israel, who would have eagerly received him on the same privileged terms of exception from the grinding famine. The relief of her bodily necessities became the preparatory means of supplying her spiritual wants, and bringing her and her son, through the teachings of the prophet, to a clear knowledge of God, and a firm faith in His word (Lu 4:25).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 There was no breath left in him - He ceased to breathe and died.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 17:17-24
Neither faith nor obedience shut out afflictions and death. The child being dead, the mother spake to the prophet, rather to give vent to her sorrow, than in hope of relief. When God removes our comforts from us, he remembers our sins against us, perhaps the sins of our youth, though long since past. When God remembers our sins against us, he designs to teach us to remember them against ourselves, and to repent of them. Elijah's prayer was doubtless directed by the Holy Spirit. The child revived. See the power of prayer, and the power of Him who hears prayer.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Kings 17:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
אַחַר֙'a.CharafterH310
הַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.Rimthe thingsH1697
הָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
חָלָ֕הcha.Lahhe became sickH2470
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
הָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.Shahthe womanH802
בַּעֲלַ֣תba.'a.Lat[the] mistress ofH1172
הַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
וַיְהִ֤יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
חָלְיוֹ֙chal.Yosickness hisH2483
חָזָ֣קcha.ZaksevereH2389
מְאֹ֔דme.'OdveryH3966
עַ֛ד'aduntilH5704
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
נֽוֹתְרָה\־not.rah-it was leftH3498
בּ֖וֹboin him
נְשָׁמָֽה\׃ne.sha.MahbreathH5397

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 17:17

  • James 1:12

    Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

  • John 11:14

    Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

  • James 1:2-4

    My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

  • Job 34:14

    If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

  • John 11:3-4

    Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

  • 1 Peter 1:7

    That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

  • Daniel 5:23

    But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

  • Psalms 104:29

    Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

  • Zechariah 12:10

    And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

  • Job 12:10

    In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

  • 2 Kings 4:18-20

    And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

  • Genesis 22:1-2

    And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3096. B.C. 908. the son of the woman.
Ge 22:1,2; 2Ki 4:18-20; Zec 12:10; Joh 11:3,4,14; Jas 1:2-4,12
1Pe 1:7; 4:12
that there was.
Job 12:10; 34:14; Ps 104:29; Da 5:23; Jas 2:26; *marg:

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Context

  • 1 Kings 17:16

    And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.

  • 1 Kings 17:17

    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.

  • 1 Kings 17:18

    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?

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1 Kings 17:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Después de estas cosas aconteció que cayó enfermo el hijo del ama de la casa, y la enfermedad fué tan grave, que no quedó en él resuello.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arriva, après ces choses, que le fils de la femme, maîtresse de la maison, tomba malade; et sa maladie devint très forte, de sorte qu’il ne resta plus de souffle en lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah nach diesen Dingen, da wurde der Sohn des Weibes, der Hauswirtin, krank; und seine Krankheit wurde sehr schwer, so daß kein Odem mehr in ihm blieb.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Factum est autem post hæc, ægrotavit filius mulieris matrisfamilias, et erat languor fortissimus, ita ut non remaneret in eo halitus.