1 Kings 17:24

1 Kings 17:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth.
• New International Version (NIV)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 the truth.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is truth."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth.”

Context of 1 Kings 17:24

22And Jehovah heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he lived. 23And Elijah took the child, and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son lives. And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of Jehovah in thy mouth is truth.

1 Kings 17:24 word by word

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ עַתָּה֙ זֶ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ אֱלֹהִ֖ים אָ֑תָּה וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֥ה בְּפִ֖יךָ אֱמֶֽת׃ פRead the interlinear

• womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Elijahאֵלִיָּה'êlîyâh 'êlîyâhû · ElijahH452
• Nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571

Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:24

• John 2:11This beginning of signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
• John 3:2he came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God, for none can do these signs that thou doest unless God be with him.
• John 4:42and they said to the woman, [It is] no longer on account of thy saying that we believe, for we have heard him ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.
• John 11:15And I rejoice on your account that I was not there, in order that ye may believe. But let us go to him.
• John 15:24If I had not done among them the works which no other one has done, they had not had sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.
• John 16:30Now we know that thou knowest all things, and hast not need that any one should demand of thee. By this we believe that thou art come from God.
• Ecclesiastes 12:10The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, words of truth.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13And for this cause we also give thanks to God unceasingly that, having received [the] word of [the] report of God by us, ye accepted, not men's word, but, even as it is truly, God's word, which also works in you who believe.
• 1 John 2:21I have not written to you because ye do not know the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 17:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth - Three grand effects were produced by this temporary affliction: The woman was led to examine her heart, and try her ways; The power of God became highly manifest in the resurrection of the child; She was convinced that the word of the Lord was truth, and that not one syllable of it could fall to the ground. Through a little suffering all this good was obtained. The subject in the fourth verse of this chapter…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-24The miracle of the child's resurrection rewarded Elijah's faith and confirmed the mother's trust in God's prophet. Her story suggests she put her faith in the Lord. Jesus mentioned her as an example of God's care for non-Israelites and to show that God's messengers are often more accepted by outsiders than by their own people (Luke 4:24–26). The Scriptures often highlight God's care for widows to show his concern for those in need (Exodus 22:21…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2417-24. 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…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 17:24

• Elijah
• Hospitality
• Miracles
• Poor
• Prophets
• Women
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In the dictionaries

• Elijah
• God
• man of God
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• Dearth
• Quotations
• Revive
• Waste
• Botany
• Elam; Elamites

Commentaries on 1 Kings 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings