Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the room into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Elijah said, “Behold, your son lives.”
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Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the room into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Elijah said, “Behold, your son lives.”
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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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And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; and Elijah said: 'See, thy son liveth.'
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 17:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Kings 4:36-37 He called Gehazi, and said, “Call this Shunammite!” So he called her. When she had come in to him, he said, “Take up your son.” Then she went in, fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; then she picked up her son, and went out.
- Luke 7:15 He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
- Acts 9:41 He gave her his hand, and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
- Hebrews 11:35 Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 17:23 And Elijah took the child, and brought…
1Ki 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.
Ver. 23. And delivered him unto his mother.] Of this the apostle seemeth to write, when he saith, "Women received their dead raised to life again." {Heb 11:35}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the woman said to Elijah, now by this…
And the woman said to Elijah, now by this I know that thou art a man of God,.... She took him to be one at his first coming to her; she was in a great measure confirmed in it by the miracle of the barrel of meal and cruse of oil; but upon the death of her son, which she was ready to impute to the prophet, she was staggered at it; but now, by his resurrection from the dead, was fully assured of it:
and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth; she had known before that what he said concerning the meal and oil not failing was true; but now she was more and more convinced and assured that the God, whose prophet he was, was the true God, and that the religion he professed was the true religion, and he a true prophet, and that all his prophecies would be exactly fulfilled.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 17:23-24. Elijah said, See, thy son liveth —…
1Ki 17:23-24. Elijah said, See, thy son liveth — And see the power of prayer, and the power of him that hears and answers prayer, that kills and makes alive. The woman said, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God — Though she believed it before, and termed him a man of God, (1Ki 17:18,) which she might well do, having been a daily witness of the miraculous increase of the meal and oil; yet, when she saw he did not cure her sick child, but suffered him to grow worse, and die, she began to doubt of it: but upon seeing her son revive, her faith revived with him, and was mightily confirmed. For, through the joy of having him restored to her again, this latter miracle appeared to her much greater than the former. The word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth — The God whom thou professest to believe in, is the only true God; and the doctrine and religion which thou teachest, is the only true religion; and therefore henceforth I wholly renounce the worship of idols.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 23. Thy son liveth — This is the first…
23. Thy son liveth — This is the first recorded instance of a resurrection from the dead. Many suppose that this youth became that servant of Elijah mentioned 1Ki_18:43; 1Ki_19:3. An old tradition affirms his identity with the prophet Jonah, who afterwards proclaimed the word of the Lord to Nineveh.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Elijah took the child, and brought him down…
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house Probably the hYli was reached by an outside staircase, and did not directly communicate with the lower rooms. (Mat_24:17; Mar_2:4; 2Ki_9:13) and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
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