17 ¶ And after these things, the son of the wife of the house fell sick, and his sickness was so sore, [a]that there was no [b]breath left in him.

18 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?

19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son: and he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 17:17 Or, that he died.
  2. 1 Kings 17:17 God would try whether she had learned by his merciful providence to make him her only stay and comfort.

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