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He took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his bed. <a href="/nlt/1_kings/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> But 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. <a href="/esv/1_kings/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he said to her, “Give me your son.” And he took him from her arms and carried him up into the upper chamber where he lodged, and laid him on his own bed. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/17.htm">King James Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/17.htm">New King James Version</a> And he said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him out of her arms and carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But he said to her, “Give me your son.” Then he took him from her arms and carried him up to the upstairs room where he was living, and laid him on his own bed. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> He said to her, &#8220Give me your son.&#8221 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. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he 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. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he 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. <a href="/amp/1_kings/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He said to her, “Give me your son.” Then he took him from her arms and carried him up to the upper room where he was living, and laid him on his own bed. <a href="/csb/1_kings/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, brought him up to the upstairs room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But Elijah said to her, &#8220Give me your son.&#8221 So he took him from her arms, brought him up to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. <a href="/asv/1_kings/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. <a href="/cev/1_kings/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "Bring me your son," Elijah said. Then he took the boy from her arms and carried him upstairs to the room where he was staying. Elijah laid the boy on his bed <a href="/erv/1_kings/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He said to her, "Give me your son." Elijah took him from her arms, carried him to the upstairs room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Give the boy to me," Elijah said. He took the boy from her arms, carried him upstairs to the room where he was staying, and laid him on the bed. <a href="/isv/1_kings/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Give me your son," he replied. Then he took him from her lap, carried him upstairs to the room where he lived, and laid him on his bed. <a href="/msb/1_kings/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But Elijah said to her, ?Give me your son.? So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. <a href="/net/1_kings/17.htm">NET Bible</a> He 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. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And he said to her, "Give me your son." And he took him out of her lap and carried him up into the room where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he said to 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. <a href="/web/1_kings/17.htm">World English Bible</a> He said to her, “Give me your son.” He took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the room where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he says to her, “Give your son to me”; and he takes him out of her bosom, and takes him up to the upper chamber where he is abiding, and lays him on his own bed, <a href="/ylt/1_kings/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he saith unto her, 'Give to me thy son;' and he taketh him out of her bosom, and taketh him up unto the upper chamber where he is abiding, and layeth him on his own bed, <a href="/slt/1_kings/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will say to her, Give to me thy son. And he will take him from her bosom and bring him up into an upper chamber where he sat there, and he will lay him upon his bed.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Elias said to her: Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him into the upper chamber where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Elijah said to her, “Give your son to me.” And he took him from her bosom, and he carried him to an upper room, where he himself was staying. And he placed him on his own bed. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/17.htm">New American Bible</a> Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” Taking him from her lap, he carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But he said to her, “Give me your son.” He took him from her bosom, carried him up into the upper chamber where he was lodging, and laid him on his own bed.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Elijah said to her. Give me your son. And he took him from her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Elyah said to her: “Give me your son”, and he took him from her bosom and took him up to an upper room where he was dwelling and laid him on his bed.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he said unto her: 'Give me thy son.' And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. <a href="/sep/1_kings/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Eliu said to the woman, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and took him up to the chamber in which he himself lodged, and laid him on the bed. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/17-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=6868" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/17.htm">Elijah Raises the Widow's Son</a> …18“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?” 19<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">But Elijah said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- To, into, towards. ">to her,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tə·nî- (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">“Give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">your son.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qā·ḥê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">So he took him</a> <a href="/hebrew/2436.htm" title="2436: mê·ḥê·qāh (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Bosom. Or cheq; and chowq; from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose; the bosom.">from her arms,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘ă·lê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">carried him</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5944.htm" title="5944: hā·‘ă·lî·yāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A roof chamber. Feminine from alah; something lofty, i.e. A stair-way; also a second-story room; figuratively, the sky.">the upper room</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">was staying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: way·yaš·ki·ḇê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">and laid him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4296.htm" title="4296: miṭ·ṭā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A couch, bed. From natah; a bed for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier.">his own bed.</a> 20Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32-37</a> When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed. / So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD. / Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm. ... <a href="/luke/7-12.htm">Luke 7:12-15</a> As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. / When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.” / Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!” ... <a href="/mark/5-39.htm">Mark 5:39-42</a> He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.” / And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child. / Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!” ... <a href="/john/11-43.htm">John 11:43-44</a> After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” / The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them. <a href="/acts/9-40.htm">Acts 9:40-41</a> Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. / Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive. <a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Hebrews 11:35</a> Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection. <a href="/matthew/9-24.htm">Matthew 9:24-25</a> “Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him. / After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. <a href="/2_kings/13-21.htm">2 Kings 13:21</a> Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet. <a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm">1 Kings 17:21-22</a> Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!” / And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived. <a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm">1 Kings 18:36-37</a> At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command. / Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.” <a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a> Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops. <a href="/2_kings/4-33.htm">2 Kings 4:33</a> So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD. <a href="/2_kings/5-11.htm">2 Kings 5:11</a> But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. <a href="/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17</a> Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. <a href="/2_kings/7-1.htm">2 Kings 7:1</a> Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he said to her, Give me your son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed.into a loft<a href="/2_kings/4-10.htm">2 Kings 4:10,21,32</a> Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither… <a href="/acts/9-37.htm">Acts 9:37</a> And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/8-13.htm">Abiding</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-5.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-19.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-47.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-20.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-20.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-28.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-18.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-5.htm">Lifting</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-18.htm">Room</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-17.htm">Staying</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-21.htm">Upper</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/2-18.htm">Abiding</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-28.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-11.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-4.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/job/19-27.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-23.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-23.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-22.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ezra/4-19.htm">Lifting</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-23.htm">Room</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-20.htm">Staying</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-23.htm">Upper</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 17</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab, </a> 3. <a href="/1_kings/17-3.htm">is sent to Cherith where the ravens feed him.</a> 8. <a href="/1_kings/17-8.htm">He is sent to the widow of Zarephath</a> 17. <a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">He raises the widow's son</a> 24. <a href="/1_kings/17-24.htm">The woman believes him</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” Elijah's request demonstrates his faith and authority as a prophet of God. In the context of ancient Israel, prophets were seen as intermediaries between God and the people. Elijah's command reflects his confidence in God's power to intervene in dire situations. This moment also highlights the deep trust the widow had in Elijah, as she was willing to hand over her deceased son, a significant act of faith and desperation. This phrase echoes the biblical theme of surrendering one's burdens to God, as seen in <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>, where Jesus invites those who are weary to come to Him.So he took him from her arms, The act of taking the child from the mother's arms is symbolic of transferring the burden of grief and hopelessness to God. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the embrace of a mother was a place of safety and nurture, and relinquishing her son signifies a profound act of trust. This action can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament theme of casting one's cares upon God, as found in <a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a>.carried him to the upper room where he was staying, The upper room in ancient Israelite homes was often a place of seclusion and prayer, away from the daily activities of the household. It was a space where one could seek God in solitude. Elijah's choice to bring the child to this location underscores the importance of seeking divine intervention in a private, dedicated space. This setting foreshadows the upper room in the New Testament, where significant events, such as the Last Supper and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, took place (<a href="/acts/1-13.htm">Acts 1:13</a>, <a href="/acts/2.htm">Acts 2:1-4</a>).and laid him on his own bed. By placing the child on his own bed, Elijah demonstrates personal care and responsibility for the situation. This act can be seen as a type of Christ, who took upon Himself the burdens and sins of humanity. The bed, a place of rest, symbolizes the peace and restoration that God can bring even in the face of death. This moment prefigures the resurrection power of Jesus, who would later raise the dead, as seen in the accounts of Jairus's daughter (<a href="/mark/5-41.htm">Mark 5:41-42</a>) and Lazarus (<a href="/john/11-43.htm">John 11:43-44</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a> A prophet of God, known for his faithfulness and miraculous works. In this passage, he is staying with a widow in Zarephath during a time of famine. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_widow_of_zarephath.htm">The Widow of Zarephath</a> A Gentile woman who provides for Elijah during the famine. Her son falls ill and dies, prompting Elijah's intervention. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_widow's_son.htm">The Widow's Son</a> The child of the widow, whose illness and subsequent death become the focal point of Elijah's miraculous act of raising him back to life. 4. <a href="/topical/u/upper_room.htm">Upper Room</a> A private space in the widow's house where Elijah was staying. It becomes the setting for the miracle of resurrection. 5. <a href="/topical/z/zarephath.htm">Zarephath</a> A town in Sidon, outside of Israel, highlighting God's work beyond the borders of His chosen people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Elijah's response to the widow's crisis demonstrates active faith. Believers are called to trust God and act in faith during difficult times. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The miracle of resurrection underscores God's control over life and death, encouraging believers to trust in His ultimate authority. <a href="/topical/p/prayer's_power.htm">Prayer's Power</a> Elijah's prayerful approach to the situation highlights the importance of earnest prayer in seeking God's intervention. <a href="/topical/g/god's_care_for_all.htm">God's Care for All</a> The account of the widow of Zarephath illustrates God's compassion and provision for all people, regardless of their background. <a href="/topical/m/miracles_as_testimonies.htm">Miracles as Testimonies</a> The resurrection of the widow's son serves as a testimony to God's power and faithfulness, encouraging believers to share their own testimonies of God's work in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 17</a> <a href="/q/is_1_kings_17's_miracle_inconsistent.htm">Does the portrayal of supernatural sustenance and miracles in 1 Kings 17 contradict or create inconsistencies with other Old Testament accounts of God's provision?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_resurrected_in_the_bible.htm">Who in the Bible was resurrected from the dead?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_elijah_revive_the_child.htm">In 1 Kings 17:21-22, how can Elijah revive a dead child by simply praying and stretching himself over the body without any natural explanation?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_mantle_in_the_bible.htm">What is the mantle in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out Of her bosom, [the age of the child may hence be roughly inferred] and carried him up into a loft [Heb. הָעֲלִיָּה the upper chamber. LXX. τὸ ὑπερῷον. Loft is most misleading. The upper room, was often [rather, always] the best apartment in an Eastern house" (Rawlinson). It was sometimes the guest chamber (<a href="/luke/22-11.htm">Luke 22:11, 12</a>), and, from the uses to which it was put, must have been large (<a href="/acts/1-13.htm">Acts 1:13</a>; <a href="/acts/9-39.htm">Acts 9:39</a>; <a href="/acts/20-8.htm">Acts 20:8</a>; <a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">2 Kings 1:2</a>). Thomson (L. & B. 1:235) infers from the fact that the widow's house had an upper room, "that the mode of building in Elijah's time and the custom of giving the alliyeh to the guest were the same as now; also that this poor widow was not originally among the poorest classes (who bare no alliyeh), but that her extreme destitution was owing to the famine"], and laid him upon his own bed. [It may be doubted whether the verb תךל יַשְׁכִּבֵהוּ., made him to lie down, would be used of a corpse.] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/17-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But Elijah said וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to her, אֵלֶ֖יהָ (’ê·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to “Give תְּנִֽי־ (tə·nî-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set me your son.” בְּנֵ֑ךְ (bə·nêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son So he took him וַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּ (way·yiq·qā·ḥê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take from her arms, מֵחֵיקָ֗הּ (mê·ḥê·qāh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2436.htm">Strong's 2436: </a> The bosom carried him וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֙הוּ֙ (way·ya·‘ă·lê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the upper room הָעֲלִיָּ֗ה (hā·‘ă·lî·yāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5944.htm">Strong's 5944: </a> Something lofty, a stair-way, a second-story room, the sky where אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he הוּא֙ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was staying, יֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry and laid וַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּ (way·yaš·ki·ḇê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> To lie down him on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against his own bed. מִטָּתֽוֹ׃ (miṭ·ṭā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4296.htm">Strong's 4296: </a> A bed, for, sleeping, eating, a sofa, litter, bier <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-19.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 17:19 He said to her Give me your (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/17-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 17:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 17:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/17-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 17:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 17:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>