New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 17:20
20He called to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, have You also brought calamity to the widow with whom I am 1staying, by causing her son to die?”
1 Kings 17:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
- New International Version (NIV)Then he cried out to the Lord, “Lord my God, have you brought tragedy even on this widow I am staying with, by causing her son to die?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he cried to the Lord, "O Lord my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he cried out to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, have You also brought tragedy on the widow with whom I lodge, by killing her son?”
Context of 1 Kings 17:20
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. He called to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, have You also brought calamity to the widow with whom I am staying, by causing her son to die?” 21Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and called to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, I pray You, let this child’s life return to him.” 22The Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the life of the child returned to him and he revived.
Read all of 1 Kings 171 Kings 17:20 word by word
וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔י הֲ֠גַם עַל־הָאַלְמָנָ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֨י מִתְגּוֹרֵ֥ר עִמָּ֛הּ הֲרֵע֖וֹתָ לְהָמִ֥ית אֶת־בְּנָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
- He calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
- to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- have You alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
- broughtרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
- to the widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
- with whomאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- stayingגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
- by causing her sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- to dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:20
- 1 Kings 18:36At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and I have done all these things at Your word.
- Exodus 17:4So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “What shall I do to this people? A little more and they will stone me.”
- 1 Samuel 7:8Then the sons of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not cease to cry to the Lord our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”
- 2 Kings 19:4Perhaps the Lord your God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for the remnant that is left.’”
- Psalms 99:6Moses and Aaron were among His priests, And Samuel was among those who called on His name; They called upon the Lord and He answered them.
- Matthew 21:22And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
- James 5:15and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.
- Genesis 18:23Abraham came near and said, “Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
- Joshua 7:8O Lord, what can I say since Israel has turned their back before their enemies?
- Psalms 73:13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure And washed my hands in innocence;
- Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, O Lord, that I would plead my case with You; Indeed I would discuss matters of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease?
Commentaries on 1 Kings 17:20
- 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. 20have You also brought tragedy: Elijah sadly asked God if his presence caused the child's death.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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- 1. 1 Kings 17:20 Lit sojourning ↩
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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