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

18Then she said to Elijah, “O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to point out my sins and kill my son?” 19But Elijah replied, “Give me your son.” And he took the child’s body from her arms, carried him up the stairs to the room where he was staying, and laid the body on his bed. Then Elijah cried out to the Lord, “O Lord my God, why have you brought tragedy to this widow who has opened her home to me, causing her son to die?” 21And he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the Lord, “O Lord my God, please let this child’s life return to him.” 22The Lord heard Elijah’s prayer, and the life of the child returned, and he revived!

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 18:36At the usual time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command.
• Exodus 17:4Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? They are ready to stone me!”
• 1 Samuel 7:8“Don’t stop pleading with the Lord our God to save us from the Philistines!” they begged Samuel.
• 2 Kings 19:4But perhaps the Lord your God has heard the Assyrian chief of staff, sent by the king to defy the living God, and will punish him for his words. Oh, pray for those of us who are left!”
• Psalms 99:6Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel also called on his name. They cried to the Lord for help, and he answered them.
• Matthew 21:22You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.”
• James 5:15Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.
• Genesis 18:23Abraham approached him and said, “Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked?
• Joshua 7:8Lord, what can I say now that Israel has fled from its enemies?
• Psalms 73:13Did I keep my heart pure for nothing? Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
• Jeremiah 12:1Lord, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. So let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy?

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