Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Then Elijah took the little boy downstairs from the upper chamber back into the main house and delivered him to his mother. "Look," Elijah told her, "your son is alive."
New American Standard Bible
Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the house and gave him to his mother; and Elijah said, “See, your son is alive.”
King James Version
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
Holman Bible
Then Elijah took the boy, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother.
A Conservative Version
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother. And Elijah said, See, thy son lives.
American Standard Version
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
Amplified
Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the [lower part of the] house and gave him to his mother; and Elijah said, “See, your son is alive.”
Bible in Basic English
And Elijah took the child down from his room into the house and gave him to his mother and said to her, See, your son is living.
Darby Translation
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son lives.
Julia Smith Translation
And Elijah will take the child and bring him down from the upper chamber of the house, and give him to his mother: and Elijah will say, See, thy son lives
King James 2000
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, your son lives.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Elijah then took the child and brought him down from the upper room to the house and gave him to his mother. Elijah said, "Look, your son [is] alive."
Modern King James verseion
And Elijah took the child and brought him down out of the room into the house and delivered him to his mother. And Elijah said, See! Your son lives!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Elijah took the boy and brought him down out of the chamber into the house and delivered him unto his mother and said, "See, thy son liveth."
NET Bible
Elijah took the boy, brought him down from the upper room to the house, and handed him to his mother. Elijah then said, "See, your son is alive!"
New Heart English Bible
And Elijah took the child and brought him down out of the room into the house and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said, "See, your son lives."
The Emphasized Bible
Then Elijah took the boy, and carried him down out of the upper room, into the house, and gave him to his mother, - and Elijah said, See! thy son liveth.
Webster
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down from the chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
World English Bible
Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the room into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Elijah said, "Behold, your son lives."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Elijah taketh the lad, and bringeth him down from the upper chamber of the house, and giveth him to his mother, and Elijah saith, 'See, thy son liveth!'
Themes
Dead (people) » Instances of » The son of the widow of zarephath
Elijah » Miracles of » Raises the son of the woman of zarephath from the dead
intercession » Answered » Of elijah, for raising the son of the hospitable widow from the dead
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Miracles » Catalogue of » Elijah » Raises the widow's son
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Elijah » A child restored to life
Poor » Kindness to » To the widow of zarephath
Prophets » Extraordinary » Often endued with miraculous power
Women » Good » Widow of zarephath, who fed elijah during the famine
Topics
Interlinear
Laqach
Yarad
Bayith
Nathan
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 17:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prophet Elijah Arises
22 The LORD listened to Elijah, and the soul of the little boy returned to him, and he revived. 23 Then Elijah took the little boy downstairs from the upper chamber back into the main house and delivered him to his mother. "Look," Elijah told her, "your son is alive." 24 The woman responded to Elijah, "Now at last I've really learned that you are a man of God and that what you have to say about the LORD is the truth."
Phrases
Names
Cross References
2 Kings 4:36-37
He called out to Gehazi, "Go get the Shunammite woman!" So he called her. When she came in to see Elisha, he told her, "Take back your son!"
Luke 7:15
The man who had been dead sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
Acts 9:41
He extended his hand and helped her get up. Then he called the saints, including the widows, and gave her back to them alive.
Hebrews 11:35
Women received their dead raised back to life. Other people were brutally tortured, but refused to be ransomed, so that they might gain a better resurrection.