1 Kings 17:20

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

18She asked Elijah, “Why, prophet, have you come to me to confront me with my sin and kill my son?” 19He said to her, “Hand me your son.” He took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him down on his bed. Then he called out to the Lord, “O Lord, my God, are you also bringing disaster on this widow I am staying with by killing her son?” 21He stretched out over the boy three times and called out to the Lord, “O Lord, my God, please let this boy’s breath return to him.” 22The Lord answered Elijah’s prayer; the boy’s breath returned to him and he lived.

1 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he criedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• hast thou also brought evilרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
• upon the widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• with whom I sojournגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
• by slayingמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• her sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:20

• 1 Kings 18:36When it was time for the evening offering, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.
• Exodus 17:4Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What will I do with this people? – a little more and they will stone me!”
• 1 Samuel 7:8The Israelites said to Samuel, “Keep crying out to the Lord our God so that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines!”
• 2 Kings 19:4Perhaps the Lord your God will hear all these things the chief adviser has spoken on behalf of his master, the king of Assyria, who sent him to taunt the living God. When the Lord your God hears, perhaps he will punish him for the things he has said. So pray for this remnant that remains.’”
• Psalms 99:6Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel was one of those who prayed to him. They prayed to the Lord and he answered them.
• Matthew 21:22And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive.”
• James 5:15And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up – and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
• Genesis 18:23Abraham approached and said, “Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked?
• Joshua 7:8If only we had been satisfied to live on the other side of the Jordan! O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has retreated before its enemies?
• Psalms 73:13I concluded, “Surely in vain I have kept my motives pure and maintained a pure lifestyle.
• Jeremiah 12:1Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

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

Topics related to 1 Kings 17:20

• Blessing
• Children
• Dead (People)
• Elijah
• Hospitality
• Intercession
• Miracles
• Poor
• Women
• Zarephath

In the dictionaries

• God
• Ahab
• Dearth
• Elijah
• Prayer
• 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