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Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son?&#8221 <a href="/nlt/1_kings/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then 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?” <a href="/esv/1_kings/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> And she said to Elijah, “What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to cause the death of my son!” <a href="/bsb/1_kings/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “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?” <a href="/kjv/1_kings/17.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/17.htm">New King James Version</a> So she said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to kill my son?” <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So she said to Elijah, “Why is my business any of yours, you man of God? Yet you have come to me to bring my wrongdoing to remembrance, and to put my son to death!” <a href="/nasb/1_kings/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> So she said to Elijah, &#8220What do I have to do with you, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my iniquity to remembrance and to put my son to death!&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So she said to Elijah, “What do I have to do with you, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my iniquity to remembrance, and to put my son to death!” <a href="/lsb/1_kings/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So she said to Elijah, “What do I have to do with you, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my iniquity to remembrance and to put my son to death!” <a href="/amp/1_kings/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So she said to Elijah, “What [problem] is there between you and me, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to mind and to put my son to death?” <a href="/csb/1_kings/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> She said to Elijah, “Man of God, what do you have against me? Have you come to call attention to my iniquity so that my son is put to death? ” <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> She said to Elijah, &#8220Man of God, what do we have in common? Have you come to remind me of my guilt and to kill my son?&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_kings/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? thou art come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son! <a href="/cev/1_kings/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The woman shouted at Elijah, "What have I done to you? I thought you were God's prophet. Did you come here to cause the death of my son as a reminder that I've sinned against God?" <a href="/erv/1_kings/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? thou art come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son! <a href="/gwt/1_kings/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The woman asked Elijah, "What do you and I have in common, man of God? Did you come here to remind me of my sin and kill my son?" <a href="/gnt/1_kings/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> She said to Elijah, "Man of God, why did you do this to me? Did you come here to remind God of my sins and so cause my son's death?" <a href="/isv/1_kings/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> "What do we have in common, you man of God?" she accused Elijah. "You came to me so you could uncover my guilt! And you're responsible for the death of my son!" <a href="/msb/1_kings/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?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?? <a href="/net/1_kings/17.htm">NET Bible</a> She asked Elijah, "Why, prophet, have you come to me to confront me with my sin and kill my son?" <a href="/nheb/1_kings/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And she said to Elijah, "What do we have in common, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to memory, and to kill my son." <a href="/wbt/1_kings/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come to me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son? <a href="/web/1_kings/17.htm">World English Bible</a> She said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, you man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to memory, and to kill my son!” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And she says to Elijah, “What [is this] to me and to you, O man of God? You have come to me to cause my iniquity to be remembered, and to put my son to death!” <a href="/ylt/1_kings/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And she saith unto Elijah, 'What -- to me and to thee, O man of God? thou hast come unto me to cause mine iniquity to be remembered, and to put my son to death!' <a href="/slt/1_kings/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And she will say to Elijah, What to me and to thee, thou man of God? camest thou to me to bring to remembrance mine iniquity, and to kill my son?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And she said to Elias: What have I to do with thee, thou man of God? art thou come to me that my iniquities should be remembered, and that thou shouldst kill my son? <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, she said to Elijah: “What is there between you and me, O man of God? Have you entered to me, so that my iniquities would be remembered, and so that you would put to death my son?” <a href="/nabre/1_kings/17.htm">New American Bible</a> So she said to Elijah, “Why have you done this to me, man of God? Have you come to me to call attention to my guilt and to kill my son?” <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> She then said to Elijah, “What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to cause the death of my son!”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And she said to Elijah, What have I done to you, O prophet of God? Are you come to me to call my trespasses to remembrance and to slay my son? <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And she said to Elyah: “What do I have to do with you, Prophet of God? Have you come against me to remember my wrong doings and to kill my son?”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And she said unto Elijah: 'What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?' <a href="/sep/1_kings/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And she said to Eliu, What have I to do with thee, O man of God? hast thou come in to me to bring my sins to remembrance, and to slay my son? <a href="/parallel/1_kings/17-18.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=6855" 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> 17Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him. 18<a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">“O man</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said the woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/452.htm" title="452: ’ê·lî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or prolonged teliyahuw; from 'el and Yahh; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites.">Elijah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">“what</a> <a href="/hebrew/wā·lāḵ (Conj-w:: Prep:: 2fs) -- ">have you done</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to me?</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Have you come</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: lə·haz·kîr (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">to remind 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/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">of my iniquity</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: ū·lə·hā·mîṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">and cause the death</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·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of my son?”</a> 19But 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.…<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="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25-26</a> But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land. / Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon. <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="/matthew/8-14.htm">Matthew 8:14-15</a> When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever. / So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him. <a href="/mark/1-30.htm">Mark 1:30-31</a> Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her. / So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them. <a href="/john/11-21.htm">John 11:21-22</a> Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. / But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him.” <a href="/john/11-32.htm">John 11:32</a> When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” <a href="/john/11-39.htm">John 11:39-40</a> “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.” / Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” <a href="/matthew/9-18.htm">Matthew 9:18</a> While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.” <a href="/mark/5-35.htm">Mark 5:35-36</a> While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?” / But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.” <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="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1-7</a> Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” / “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” / “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. ... <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="/2_kings/8-1.htm">2 Kings 8:1-6</a> Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.” / So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines. / At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land. ... <a href="/genesis/20-17.htm">Genesis 20:17-18</a> Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children— / for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household. <a href="/exodus/32-31.htm">Exodus 32:31-32</a> So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves. / Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O you man of God? are you come to me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?What have I<a href="/2_samuel/16-10.htm">2 Samuel 16:10</a> And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?<a href="/2_samuel/19-22.htm">2 Samuel 19:22</a> And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?<a href="/2_kings/3-13.htm">2 Kings 3:13</a> And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.O thou man<a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">1 Kings 13:1</a> And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.art thou come<a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm">1 Kings 18:9</a> And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?<a href="/genesis/42-21.htm">Genesis 42:21,22</a> And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us… <a href="/genesis/50-15.htm">Genesis 50:15,17</a> And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/16-21.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-22.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-16.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-16.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-28.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-18.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-18.htm">Remembrance</a> <a href="/numbers/16-40.htm">Remind</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-26.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-28.htm">Slay</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-19.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-22.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-8.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-5.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-38.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-33.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/18-17.htm">Remembrance</a> <a href="/job/33-23.htm">Remind</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm">Slay</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>"O man of God," The title "man of God" is a term of respect and recognition of Elijah's prophetic authority. It is used throughout the Old Testament to refer to prophets and those who are seen as messengers of God (e.g., Moses in <a href="/deuteronomy/33.htm">Deuteronomy 33:1</a>). This acknowledgment by the widow indicates her awareness of Elijah's divine connection and the power associated with his presence."said the woman to Elijah," The woman is the widow of Zarephath, a Gentile living in Phoenician territory, which is significant as it shows God's work beyond Israel. Elijah's presence in her home is a result of God's command during a time of drought and famine (<a href="/1_kings/17-9.htm">1 Kings 17:9</a>). This interaction highlights the cross-cultural and cross-religious dynamics at play, as Elijah, an Israelite prophet, is staying with a non-Israelite."what have you done to me?" This question reflects the widow's distress and confusion. In ancient Near Eastern culture, there was a belief that the presence of a holy person could bring both blessing and judgment. Her question suggests a fear that Elijah's presence has brought divine scrutiny or misfortune upon her household."Have you come to remind me of my iniquity" The widow's reference to her "iniquity" suggests an awareness of personal sin or guilt. In the context of the Old Testament, sin is often associated with suffering or divine punishment (e.g., <a href="/job/4-7.htm">Job 4:7-8</a>). Her statement implies a belief that her past sins might be the cause of her current suffering, a common theological perspective in the ancient world."and cause the death of my son?" The death of her son is a devastating event, especially for a widow who relied on her offspring for future security and support. In biblical times, children were seen as a blessing and a sign of God's favor (<a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Psalm 127:3-5</a>). The widow's lament can be seen as a cry of desperation, questioning the justice and purpose of God in her suffering. This moment sets the stage for Elijah's subsequent miracle, which prefigures Christ's power over death, as seen in the New Testament accounts of Jesus raising the dead (e.g., <a href="/luke/7-11.htm">Luke 7:11-17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a> A prophet of God, known for his powerful ministry and miracles, including the confrontation with the prophets of Baal. 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 her desperate plea to Elijah. 3. <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. It is significant that Elijah is sent here, showing God's care for Gentiles. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_widow's_son.htm">The Widow's Son</a> His illness and death become a pivotal moment for demonstrating God's power and Elijah's prophetic authority. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_famine.htm">The Famine</a> A severe drought in the land, which God uses to demonstrate His power and provision through Elijah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/acknowledging_sin_and_seeking_redemption.htm">Acknowledging Sin and Seeking Redemption</a> The widow's question reflects a recognition of sin. Believers should be aware of their sinfulness and seek God's forgiveness and redemption through Christ. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_trials.htm">God's Sovereignty in Trials</a> The death of the widow's son, though tragic, becomes an opportunity for God to demonstrate His power. Trust in God's sovereignty, even in difficult circumstances. <a href="/topical/f/faith_beyond_borders.htm">Faith Beyond Borders</a> God's work in Zarephath shows His love and grace extend beyond Israel. Christians are called to share the Gospel with all nations, reflecting God's inclusive love. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a> Elijah's presence and actions remind us of the importance of godly leaders who guide and intercede for others. Pray for and support spiritual leaders in their ministry. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a> Elijah's later actions (not detailed in this verse) show the power of prayer in bringing life and hope. Cultivate a strong prayer life, trusting in God's ability to work miracles.<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_defines_a_man_of_god.htm">What defines a man of God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) O thou man of God.--The terms of the address (contrasted with <a href="/1_kings/17-12.htm" title="And she said, As the LORD your God lives, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.">1Kings 17:12</a>), indicate a natural growth in the recognition of the true God by the woman, through familiar intercourse with the prophet, and experience of his wonder-working power. For it is the adoption of the regular Israelitish description of the prophet as her own. (See <a href="/judges/13-6.htm" title="Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not from where he was, neither told he me his name:">Judges 13:6</a>; <a href="/1_kings/12-22.htm" title="But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,">1Kings 12:22</a>; <a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm" title="And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.">1Kings 13:1</a>.)To call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?--The words express the unreasonableness of natural sorrow. The underlying idea is that of the exclamation, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." The better knowledge of God, gained through the presence of the prophet, had, of course, brought out in her a deeper sense of sin, and now makes her feel that her sorrow is a just punishment. With pathetic confusion of idea, she cries out against his presence, as if it were the actual cause of judgment on the sin, which it has simply brought home to her conscience.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee [Heb. what to me and thee. Same formula, <a href="/judges/11-12.htm">Judges 11:12</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/16-10.htm">2 Samuel 16:10</a>; <a href="/2_kings/3-13.htm">2 Kings 3:13</a>; <a href="/matthew/8-29.htm">Matthew 8:29</a>; <a href="/john/2-4.htm">John 2:4</a>. It means, "What is there between us?" or practically, "What have I done?" "Is this the result of my association with thee? Must such sorrow befal me because thou art with me?" Bahr], O thou man of God? [This woman, if a Phoenician, was evidently familiar with the titles borne by the Hebrew prophets (<a href="/1_kings/12-22.htm">1 Kings 12:22</a>; <a href="/1_kings/13.htm">1 Kings 13</a>. passim; <a href="/judges/13-6.htm">Judges 13:6, 8</a>). Nor is this to be wondered at. The intercourse between the two nations had been very considerable] art thou come unto me to call my sin [not necessarily any "special sin in her past life,"] to remembrance [her idea evidently is that the prophet by residing with her, seeing her life, etc., had become acquainted with her sinfulness, and had called it to the remembrance of the Almighty. She does not mean that he had recalled it to her mind, but that he had been the מִזְכִּיר or remembrancer of God. Cf. <a href="/genesis/40-14.htm">Genesis 40:14</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/4-16.htm">Jeremiah 4:16</a>] and to slay my son? [Observe, she does not speak of him as slain.] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/17-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“O man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of God,” הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative said [the woman] וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Elijah, אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_452.htm">Strong's 452: </a> Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites “what מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what have you done וָלָ֖ךְ (wā·lāḵ) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> to me? לִּ֥י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> Have you come בָּ֧אתָ (bā·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to remind me לְהַזְכִּ֥יר (lə·haz·kîr) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male of my iniquity עֲוֺנִ֖י (‘ă·wō·nî) Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity and cause the death וּלְהָמִ֥ית (ū·lə·hā·mîṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill of my son?” בְּנִֽי׃ (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/17-18.htm">1 Kings 17:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/17-18.htm">1 Kings 17:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/17-18.htm">1 Kings 17:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/17-18.htm">1 Kings 17:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/17-18.htm">1 Kings 17:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/17-18.htm">1 Kings 17:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/17-18.htm">1 Kings 17:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/17-18.htm">1 Kings 17:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/17-18.htm">1 Kings 17:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/17-18.htm">1 Kings 17:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-18.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 17:18 She said to Elijah What have (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 17:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 17:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/17-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 17:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 17:19" /></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>