Elijah Raises the Widow’s Son

Later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him. 18 “O man of God,” said [the woman] to Elijah,“what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”

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But Elijah said to her,“Give me your son.”

So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. 20 Then he cried out to the LORD“O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow vvv 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!”

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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.

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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.” 18