1 Kings 17:21
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.
1 Kings 17:21 in other translations
| BSB | 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!” |
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| WEB | He stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to the LORD and said, “LORD my God, please let this child’s soul come into him again.” |
| ASV | And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. |
| YLT | And he stretcheth himself out on the lad three times, and calleth unto Jehovah, and saith, ‘O Jehovah my God, let turn back, I pray Thee, the soul of this lad into his midst;' |
| DARBY | And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again! |
| BBE | And stretching herself out on the child three times, he made his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord my God, be pleased to let this child's life come back to him again. |
| Webster | And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again. |
What does 1 Kings 17:21 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
1 Kings 17:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 17:21
- Acts 20:10
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
- Acts 9:40
But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
- 2 Kings 4:33-35
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord. And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
- Hebrews 11:19
Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
- Acts 10:10
And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ki 4:33-35; Ac 10:10
O Lord my God.
Ac 9:40; Heb 11:19
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Context
- 1 Kings 17:20
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?
- 1 Kings 17:21
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.
- 1 Kings 17:22
And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
1 Kings 17:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y midióse sobre el niño tres veces, y clamó á Jehová, y dijo: Jehová Dios mío, ruégote que vuelva el alma de este niño á sus entrañas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il s’étendit sur l’enfant, trois fois, et il cria à l’ Éternel, et dit: Éternel, mon Dieu! fais revenir, je te prie, l’âme de cet enfant au-dedans de lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er streckte sich dreimal über das Kind, und rief zu Jehova und sprach: Jehova, mein Gott, laß doch die Seele dieses Kindes wieder in dasselbe zurückkehren! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et expandit se, atque mensus est super puerum tribus vicibus, et clamavit ad Dominum, et ait: Domine Deus meus, revertatur, obsecro, anima pueri hujus in viscera ejus. |