New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 17:17
17Now it came about after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
1 Kings 17:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
- New International Version (NIV)Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill. And his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him.
Context of 1 Kings 17:17
15So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days. 16The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke through Elijah. Now it came about after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. 18So she said to Elijah, “What do I have to do with you, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my iniquity to remembrance and to put my son to death!” 19He said to her, “Give me your son.” Then he took him from her bosom and carried him up to the upper room where he was living, and laid him on his own bed.
Read all of 1 Kings 171 Kings 17:17 word by word
וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה חָלָ֕ה בֶּן־הָאִשָּׁ֖ה בַּעֲלַ֣ת הַבָּ֑יִת וַיְהִ֤י חָלְיוֹ֙ חָזָ֣ק מְאֹ֔ד עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־נֽוֹתְרָה־בּ֖וֹ נְשָׁמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- Now it cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- about afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- thingsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- that the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
- the mistressבַּעֲלָהba‛ălâh · mistressH1172
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- becameחָלָהchâlâh · be weak: weakH2470
- sickחָלָהchâlâh · be weak: illH2470
- and his sicknessחֳלִיchŏlîy · sicknessH2483
- was soמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
- severeחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
- that there was noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- breathנְשָׁמָהneshâmâh · breathH5397
- leftיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:17
- Genesis 22:1Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
- 2 Kings 4:18When the child was grown, the day came that he went out to his father to the reapers.
- Zechariah 12:10“I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.
- John 11:3So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”
- James 1:2Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
- 1 Peter 1:7so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
- 1 Peter 4:12Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you;
- Job 12:10In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?
- Job 34:14If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,
- Psalms 104:29You hide Your face, they are dismayed; You take away their spirit, they expire And return to their dust.
- Daniel 5:23but you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see, hear or understand. But the God in whose hand are your life-breath and all your ways, you have not glorified.
- James 2:26For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 17:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17There was no breath left in him - He ceased to breathe and died.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17No breath - Or, “no spirit,” “no soul.” (Compare Genesis 2:7). The word used is translated “spirit” in Proverbs 20:27; Ecclesiastes 3:21; Job 26:4; and elsewhere.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. 17until no breath remained in him: All attempts to dismiss the following miracle contradict the clear statement.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
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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
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