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1 Kings 17:17 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 17 · verse 17
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.1 Kings 17:17 · King James Version
1 Kings 17:17 in context
15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
16And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
17And 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.
18And 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?
19And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- mistressbaʻălâha mistressH1172 →
- sicknesschŏlîymalady, anxiety, calamityH2483 →
- breathnᵉshâmâha puffH5397 →
- afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- womanʼishshâha womanH802 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
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We have here a further recompence made to the widow for her kindness to the prophet; as if it were a small thing to be kept alive, her son, when dead, is restored to life, and so restored to her. Observe, I. The sickness and death of the child.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-24