1 Kings 17 · Verse 22

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 17:22, King James Version

1 Kings 17:22 in other translations

BSBAnd the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.
WEBThe LORD listened to the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
ASVAnd Jehovah hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
YLTand Jehovah hearkeneth to the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the lad turneth back into his midst, and he liveth.
DARBYAnd Jehovah heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he lived.
BBEAnd the Lord gave ear to the voice of Elijah, and the child's spirit came into him again, and he came back to life.
WebsterAnd the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

What does 1 Kings 17:22 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 And the soul - נפש nephesh, of the child came into him again, על קרבו al kirbo, into the midst of him; and he revived, ויח vaiyechi, and he became alive. Did he not become alive from the circumstance of the immaterial principle coming again into him? Although רוח ruach is sometimes put for the breath, yet נפש generally means the immortal spirit, and where it seems to refer to animal life alone, it is only such a life as is the immediate and necessary effect of the presence of the immortal spirit. The words and mode of expression here appear to me a strong proof, not only of the existence of an immortal and immaterial spirit in man, but also that that spirit can and does exist in a separate state from the body. It is here represented as being in the midst of the child, like a spring in the center of a machine, which gives motion to every part, and without which the whole would stand still.

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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…

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1 Kings 17:22 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.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'and he listenedH8085
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kolto [the] voice ofH6963
אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452
וַתָּ֧שָׁבva.Ta.shovand it returnedH7725
נֶֽפֶשׁ\־ne.fesh-[the] life ofH5315
הַיֶּ֛לֶדhai.Ye.ledthe ladH3206
עַל\־'al-toH5921
קִרְבּ֖וֹkir.Boinward part[s] hisH7130
וַיֶּֽחִי\׃vai.Ye.chiand he livedH2421

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

Cross references for 1 Kings 17:22

  • Revelation 11:11

    And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.

  • Deuteronomy 32:39

    See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

  • John 5:28-29

    Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

  • Hebrews 11:35

    Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

  • Romans 14:9

    For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

  • 2 Kings 13:21

    And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

  • 1 Samuel 2:6

    The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

  • John 11:43

    And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

  • Acts 20:12

    And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

  • Luke 8:54

    And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
into him. Heb. into his inward parts. and he revived.
De 32:39; 1Sa 2:6; 2Ki 13:21; Lu 8:54; Joh 5:28,29; 11:43; Ac 20:12
Ro 14:9; Re 11:11

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Context

  • 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 17:23

    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.

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1 Kings 17:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová oyó la voz de Elías, y el alma del niño volvió á sus entrañas, y revivió.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel écouta la voix d’Élie, et fit revenir l’âme de l’enfant au-dedans de lui, et il vécut.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova hörte auf die Stimme Elias, und die Seele des Kindes kehrte wieder in dasselbe zurück, und es wurde lebendig.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et exaudivit Dominus vocem Eliæ: et reversa est anima pueri intra eum, et revixit.