1 Kings 21:1-29 Ahab Wants Naboth's Vineyard

 

Ahab Wants Naboth's Vineyard

1 Kings 21:1-29                               1 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

I [happened,] after these things, that Naboth, the Jezreelite, had a vineyard in Jezreel, [next to] the palace of Ahab, [Samaria's] king. Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, I will give you an [even] better vineyard or [pay its value, if] you will give me your vineyard, so I may have it as an herb garden, because it's near my house.

Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord [forbids] me, that I should give the inheritance of my [forefathers] to you. And Ahab [returned] to his house [saddened] & displeased [when] Naboth, the Jezreelite, had said, I won't give you the inheritance of his [forefathers.]

And [Ahab] lay on his bed & turned his face away & [wouldn't eat any] bread. Jezebel, his wife, came to him & said, Why [are] you so sad, that you [won't] eat [any] bread?

And [Ahab told] her, Because I [spoke] to Naboth & said to him, Give me your vineyard for money or else, if it [pleases] you, I will give you another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give you my vineyard.

And Jezebel said to [Ahab,] Don't you now govern the kingdom of Israel? Arise & eat bread & let your heart be [happy.] I will give you the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite.

So, [Jezebel] wrote letters in Ahab's name & sealed them with his seal & sent them to the elders & nobles in his city, [where] Naboth [lived.] In the letters, [Jezebel] wrote, saying, Proclaim a fast & [put] Naboth [in a place of respect] among the people.

[Put] 2 [wicked] men [in front of Naboth,] to [testify] against him, saying, [Naboth cursed] God & the king. Then, carry him out & stone him, [so] he [dies.]

And the men of his city, even the elders & nobles in his city, did as Jezebel had [requested] in the letters she had sent them. They proclaimed a fast & [put] Naboth [in a place of respect.]

The two [wicked] men came in & sat [in front of Naboth & testified] against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth [cursed] God & the king. Then, they carried [Naboth] out of the city & stoned him & he died.

Then, they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth [has been] stoned & is dead. And it [happened,] when Jezebel heard Naboth was dead, [she] said to Ahab, Arise & take possession of [Naboth's] vineyard, [that] he refused to give you for money. For Naboth isn't alive, but [is] dead.

It [happened,] when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab rose up & [went] down to [Naboth's] vineyard to take possession of it. And the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, [prophet,] saying, Arise & go down to meet Ahab, [Israel's] king, [who] is in Samaria.

[Look,] he is in the vineyard of Naboth, [where] he [has] gone down to [take possession of] it. And you shall say to [Ahab,] The Lord says [this,] Have you killed & also taken possession?

And you shall [say] to him, The Lord says [this,] In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth, [they] shall lick your blood, even yours. And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy?

And [Elijah] answered, I have found you, because you have sold yourself to work evil in the sight of the Lord. [Look,] I will bring [calamity] upon you & will take away your [descendants] & cut off all the [males] from Ahab & [those who are] shut up & left in Israel.

And [they] will make your house like the [houses] of: Jeroboam, [Nebat's] son & Baasha, [Ahijah's] son, for provoking Me to anger & [making] Israel sin. [1 Kings 12:28-30 [Upon which,] king [Jeroboam] took counsel & made 2 calves of gold & said to [the Israelites,] It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem [to sacrifice.]

[See,] your gods, O Israel, [that] brought you up out of the land of Egypt. And [Jeroboam put] one in BethEl & the other he put in Dan.]

And the Lord also [spoke] of Jezebel, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. [Those of Ahab's family who] die in the city, the dogs will eat. [Those who] die in the field, the [birds] of the air shall eat.

There was [no one similar] to Ahab, [who was] stirred up by Jezebel, his wife, [who sold] himself to [do such] wickedness in the sight of the Lord.

[Ahab behaved] very abominably [by] following idols, [like] all [the] things the Amorites did, whom the Lord cast out before the children [people] of Israel.

It [happened,] when Ahab heard [these] words, he [tore] his clothes & put sackcloth upon his flesh & fasted & lay in sackcloth [in mourning] & [he walked timidly.]

And the Word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying, [Do] you see how Ahab [has humbled] himself before Me? I will not bring the [calamity] upon him in his [life,] but [during] his son's [life] I will bring the [calamity] upon his house.

1 Kings 20:1-43 Ahab & Ben Hadad Battle

 

Ahab & Ben Hadad Battle

1 Kings 20:1-43                               1 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

Ben Hadad, [Syria's] king, gathered all his [army] together, [along] with: 32 kings, horses & chariots & [attacked] Samaria & [battled] against it.

[Ben Hadad] sent messengers into the city to Ahab, [Israel's] king & [Ben Hadad's] messengers said to him, Ben Hadad [says this,] Your silver & gold [are] mine & even your wives, your children & [everything of value] are mine.

King [Ahab] of Israel answered & said, My lord, O king, according to what [you say,] I am yours & all I have. [Ben Hadad's] messengers [returned] to [Ahab] & said, Ben Hadad [says this,] Although I have sent to you saying, You shall deliver [to] me your silver, gold, wives & your children;

I will [still] send my servants to you tomorrow about this time & they shall search your house & the houses of your servants & will take away [whatever is pleasing] in your eyes. They put it in their [hands] & take it away.

Then, [Ahab, Israel’s] king, called all the elders of the land & said, I pray [that] you see how this man [looks for trouble:] for he has sent to me for my wives, children, silver & my gold & I [didn't refuse] him.

And all the elders & all the people said to [Ahab, Don't listen] to him [or agree to this.] [For this reason, Ahab] said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, Tell my lord, the king, All that you first sent for, I will do, but I may not do this thing.

The messengers [left] & brought [Ben Hadad his reply.] And Ben Hadad sent to [Ahab] & said, The gods do [the same] to me & also more, if [enough] dust [remains in] Samaria, for all the people [who] follow me [to have a handful.]

[Ahab,] king of Israel, answered & said, Tell him, [Don't] let [the person who straps] on [his armor,] boast [like someone taking] it off. It [happened,] when Ben Hadad heard this message [while] he was drinking [with] the kings in the pavilions.

[Ben Hadad] said to his servants, [Get ready to attack] & they [got themselves ready] in [rows] against the city. And [look,] a prophet came to Ahab, [Israel's] king, saying, The Lord says [this,] Have you seen all this [large] multitude?

[Look,] I will deliver it into your hand this day, [so] you shall know that I am the Lord. And Ahab said, By whom? The [prophet] said, The Lord says [this,] By the young [officers] of the provinces.

Then [Ahab] said, Who shall [put them in] order [for] the battle? And [the prophet] answered, You. Then, [Ahab counted] the young [officers] & there were 232. After them, he [counted] all the children [people] of Israel & [there were] 7,0000.

They went out at noon [while] Ben Hadad was [getting] himself drunk in the pavilions [with the] 32 kings [who] helped him. The young [officers] went out 1st. Ben Haddad sent out [scouts] & they told him, There are men [who have] come out of Samaria.

And [Ben Hadad] said, Whether they come out for peace or for war, take them alive. So, these young [officers] of the provinces came out of the city, [followed by] the army & every one [struck down] his [opponent] & the Syrians fled & Israel pursued them.

And Ben Hadad, [Syria's] king, escaped on a horse with the horsemen. And king [Ahab] went out & [attacked] the horses & chariots & [killed] the Syrians with a [large] slaughter.

And the prophet came to king [Ahab] & said  to him, Go & strengthen yourself & [be ready & watch] what you do; for [after the beginning] of the year, the king of Syria will come against you.

[Ben Hadad, Syria’s king’s] servants said to him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than [us;] but let us fight against them in the plain & we shall surely be stronger than [them.]

And do this, Take the kings away & put captains in their [place.] [Muster] an army like the army you have lost, horse for horse, chariot for chariot & we will fight against them in the plain & we shall surely be stronger than [them.]

[Ben Hadad listened to them] & did so. It [happened after the beginning] of the year, Ben Hadad [mustered] the Syrians & went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

The children [people] of Israel were [mustered] & were all present & went against them. The [people] of Israel pitched [tents in front of them,] like 2 little flocks of [kid goats,] but the Syrians filled the country.

A man of God came there & spoke to [Ahab, Israel's] king & said, The Lord [God] says [this;] Because the Syrians have said, The Lord is God of the hills, but He isn't the God of the valleys, therefore, I will deliver all this [large] multitude into your hand & you shall know I Am the Lord.

They [camped opposite each other for] 7 days. And [it happened on] the 7th day, they joined [into] battle & the [people] of Israel killed 100,000 Syrian footmen in 1 day. But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city & a wall there fell upon 27,000 men [who] were left.

And Ben Hadad fled & came into his inner [room] in the city. And his servants said to him, [Look] now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. I pray [that] you let us put on sackcloth on our [waists] & ropes upon our heads [signs of mourning] & go out to the king of Israel. [Perhaps,] he will save your life.

So, they [strapped] on sackcloth on their [waists,] & put ropes on their heads & came to king [Ahab] of Israel & said, Your servant, Ben Hadad, says, I pray [that] you, let me live. [Ahab] said, Is he [still] alive? He is my brother.

Now, the men [watched] diligently, to [see] whether anything would come from him & they [quickly caught] it. They said, Your brother, Ben Hadad. Then [Ahab] said, Go & bring him. Then, Ben Hadad came [out to Ahab.] And [Ben Hadad had Ahab get] up into in the chariot.

Ben Hadad said to him, I will restore these cities [that] my father took from your father & you shall make streets for [yourself] in Damascus, [like] my father made in Samaria.

Then, Ahab said, I will send you away with this covenant [contract.] So [Ahab] made a covenant with [Ben Hadad,] and sent him away. [By] the Word of the Lord, [one] of the [prophet's] sons said to his neighbor, I pray [that] you [hit] me. The man refused to [hit] him.

Then, [the prophet] said to him, Because you haven't obeyed the voice of the Lord, [watch,] as soon as you [have left] from me, a lion shall [kill] you. And as soon as he departed from him, a lion found him & [killed] him.

Then, the [prophet] found another man & said, I pray [that] you [hit] me & the man [did] & wounded [the prophet.] So, the prophet [left] & waited for the king by the [road] & disguised himself with ashes upon his face.

And as the king passed by, [the prophet] cried [out] to the king & said, Your servant went out into the midst of the battle & a man turned [away] & brought a man to me & said, Keep this man. If by any means, he [ends] up missing, then [I] shall take your life for his life, or you else you shall pay a talent of silver.

While [I,] your servant was busy here & there & he was gone. And [Ahab,] the king of Israel, said to [the disguised prophet,] Your judgment shall be so, because [you,] yourself have decided it.

[The disguised prophet hurried] & took the ashes away from his face & [Ahab, Israel's] king, [realized] he was [one] of the prophets.

[The prophet] said to [Ahab,] The Lord [God] says [this,] Because you have let a man go [free] whom I appointed to [total] destruction, out of your hand, therefore, your life, shall [be] for his life, and your people, shall [be] for his people.

And [Ahab,] the king of Israel, went to his house [saddened] & displeased & came to Samaria.

1 Kings 19:1-21 Elijah Escapes Jezebel's Threat on His Life

 

Elijah Escapes Jezebel's Threat on His Life

1 Kings 19:1-21                               1 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

[King] Ahab told [queen] Jezebel all that Elijah had done & how he had [killed] the prophets with a sword. [1 Kings 18:40 and Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal & let not one of them escape. And they took them & Elijah brought them down to the Brook [of] Kishon & [killed] them there.]

Then, Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, Let the gods do to me & more also, if I [don't] make your life [like] the life of [1 of these dead prophets] by tomorrow [around] this time.

And when [Elijah] saw that [his life was threatened,] he arose & [ran] for his life & came to Beer Sheba, [that] belongs to Judah & left his servant there. But [Elijah] went a day's journey into the wilderness & came & sat down under a juniper tree & requested that he might die & said, O Lord, take my life, for I'm not better than my [forefathers.]

And as [Elijah] slept under the juniper tree, [he saw] an Angel touched him & said, Arise & eat. And [Elijah] looked & [saw] a cake [of bread] was [cooking] there on the coals & a [jug] of water [was by] his head. He ate & drank & laid down again.

And the Angel of the Lord came again the 2nd time & touched him & said, Arise & eat; because the journey is too [long] for you. And [Elijah] arose & [ate & drank] & went [in] the strength of that [food for] 40 days & nights to Horeb, [a.k.a. Mt. Sinai,] the Mount of God.

And [Elijah went into] a cave & lodged there & behold, the Word of the Lord [God] came to him & He said to [Elijah,] What [are you doing] here, Elijah?

And [Elijah] said, I have been very [zealous] for the Lord God of Hosts: for the children [people] of Israel have [abandoned] Your covenant [contract] & thrown down Your altars & [killed] Your prophets with the sword & I am the only 1 left.

And they seek to take my life away. And [the Lord] said, Go [out] & stand upon the mount before the Lord. And behold, the Lord passed by & a great, strong wind [tore] the mountains & broke the rocks [into] pieces before the Lord; but the Lord wasn't in the wind.

And after the wind, [there was] an earthquake; but the Lord wasn't in the earthquake. And after the earthquake, [there was] a fire; but the Lord wasn't in the fire.

And after the fire, [there was] a still, small voice & it [happened,] when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his [cloak] & went out & stood in the [cave's] entrance. Behold, a voice came to him & said, What [are you doing] here, Elijah?

And [Elijah] said, I have been very [zealous] for the Lord God of Hosts; because the children [people] of Israel have [abandoned] Your covenant [contract,] thrown down Your altars & [killed] Your prophets with the sword & only I am left & they seek to take my life away.

And the Lord said to him, Go & return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus. And when you come [there,] anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. You shall [also] anoint Jehu, [Nimshi's] son, to be king over Israel.

You shall anoint Elisha, [Shaphat's] son, [who was] the son of Abel Meholah, to be [the] prophet in your [place.] And it shall [happen,] that [the person who] escapes [death by] the sword of Hazael, Jehu shall [kill.]

And [the person who] escapes the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall [kill.] [Still,] I have left 7,000 in Israel for Me who haven't bowed [their] knees to Baal & haven’t kissed him.

[Then, Elijah] departed [from there] & found Elisha, [Shaphat's] son, who was plowing with 12 [pairs] of oxen plowing [in front of] him & he was behind the 12th [pair.] And Elijah passed by [Elisha] & [Elijah threw his cloak on Elisha.]

And [Elisha] left the oxen & ran after Elijah & said, I pray that you let me kiss my father & mother & then, I will follow you. [Elijah] said to [Elisha,] Go back again: for what have I done to you?

And [Elisha left] from [Elijah] & returned. [Elisha] took a [pair] of oxen & killed & boiled [them] with the [oxen's tools] & gave [it to] the people & they [ate.] Then, [Elisha] arose & went after Elijah & ministered to him.

1 Kings 18:1-46 Elijah Proves to Baal Worshipers The Lord God is the Only God

 

Elijah Proves to Baal Worshipers The Lord God is the Only God

1 Kings 18:1-46                               1 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

In the 3rd year, it [happened] after many days, [that] the Word of the Lord came to Elijah, saying, Go [show] yourself to Ahab & I will send rain upon the earth [& Elijah did so.]

There was a [severe] famine in Samaria. And Ahab called [for] Obadiah, [who was in charge of Ahab's palace.] (Now, Obidiah greatly feared [respected] the Lord [God]: for Obidiah took 100 prophets & hid them 50 [to a] cave & fed them with bread & water, when [queen] Jezebel [massacred the other] prophets of the Lord).

And Ahab said to Obadiah, Go into the land, to all the fountains of water & all the brooks, [trying to find] grass to save the horses & mules alive, [so] we [don't] lose all the [animals.]

So, they divided [up] the land between them & Ahab went 1 way by himself & Obadiah went another way by himself. And as Obadiah was in the [road, he saw] Elijah, [who] met him. [Obadiah] knew him & fell on his face & said, [Are] you my lord, Elijah? He answered, I am.

Go tell your lord, [Ahab, Come see,] Elijah is here. [Obadiah] said, What [is my sin] that you would deliver [me,] your servant, into the hand of Ahab to [kill] me?

As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom [where] my lord, [Ahab,] hasn't sent to [find] you. When they [told Ahab,] He isn’t  you there, [he made the kingdoms & nations take] an oath that they [hadn't] found you.

And now, you say, Go, tell your lord, [Ahab, Come see] Elijah is here. It shall [happen,] as soon as I am gone from you, the Spirit of the Lord shall carry you [someplace] I [don't] know & so when come & I tell Ahab & he can't find you, he shall [kill] me.

But I, your servant, [has] feared [respected] the Lord from my youth. [Weren't] you told, my lord, what I did & how I hid the 100 prophets, 50 [to a] cave & fed them with bread & water, when Jezebel [killed the other] prophets of the Lord?

And now you say, Go tell your lord, [Ahab, Come & see] Elijah is here. He shall [kill] me. And Elijah said, As the Lord of Hosts lives, before Whom I stand, I will [certainly show] myself to [Ahab] today.

So, Obajiah went to meet Ahab & told him & Ahab went to meet Elijah. It [happened,] when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab [asked] him, Are you [the one who] troubles Israel?

And [Elijah] answered, I haven't troubled Israel; but you & your father's house [have,] in that you have [abandoned] the commandments of the Lord & have followed Baalim.

Therefore, now send [for] & gather to me all [of] Israel to Mount Carmel & 450 prophets of Baal & [Asherah's] 400 prophets of the groves  [who] eat at Jezebel's table.

[Exodus 34:12-14 You [pay attention,] lest you make a covenant [contract] with the inhabitants of the land, [where] you go, lest they be a snare in the midst of you.

But you shall destroy their altars, break their images & cut down their groves. For you shall [not] worship [any] other god: for the Lord, Whose Name is Jealous, is a jealous God.]

So, Ahab sent & gathered all the children [people] of Israel & the prophets together to Mount Carmel. And Elijah came to all the people & said, How long [have you been torn] between 2 opinions?

If the Lord [is] God, follow Him, but if Baal, then follow him. [No one said] a word. Then, Elijah said to the people, I [am] the only prophet of the Lord [who remains;] but [Baal has] 450 prophets.

Therefore, let them give us 2 [bulls] & let them choose 1 [bull] for themselves & cut it [into] pieces & lay it  on wood [with] no fire under [it.] I will [prepare] the other [bull] & lay it on wood [with] no fire under [it.]

And you, call on the name of your gods & I will call on the Name of the Lord. And the God [Who] answers by fire, [shall] be God. All the people said, It is well spoken.

Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose 1 [bull] for yourselves & [prepare] it 1st, [since] you are many & call on the name of your gods, but [you aren't to put] fire under [it.]

They [prepared] the [bull] & called on the name of Baal, from morning until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped on the altar [that] was made.

It [happened] at noon, Elijah mocked them & said, Cry [out louder,] for he is a god; either he is talking, or is busy, or on a journey, or [maybe he's sleeping] & must be [awakened.]

They cried [out louder] & cut themselves with knives & lancets, after their [tradition,] till blood gushed out upon them. And it [happened,] when midday was past, [Baal's prophets] prophesied until the evening sacrifice, [but] there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any [god] that [paid attention.]

And Elijah said to all the people, Come [close] to me [& they did.] [Elijah] repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down & Elijah took 12 stones, according to the number of tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the Word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall [now] be your name.

And [Elijah] built an altar with the 12 stones in the Name of the Lord & put a trench [around] the altar, [deep enough to hold] 2 measures of seed. [Elijah] put the wood in order & cut the [bull into] pieces & laid [them] on the wood.

[He] said, Fill 4 barrels with water & pour it on the sacrifice [to be burned] & on the wood. [Then, Elijah] said, Do it a 2nd time & they did it a 2nd time. [Elijah] said, Do it a 3rd time & they did it a 3rd time.

And the water ran [around] the altar & filled the trench with water. It [happened] at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah, the prophet, came near & said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac & of Israel, let it be known this day that You are the God in Israel & that I'm Your servant & I have done all these things at Your Word.

Hear me, O Lord, hear me, [so these] people know that You are the Lord God, [so] they turn their hearts back [to You] again. Then, the fire of the Lord fell & [burned] the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, the dust & licked up the water in the trench.

And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces & said, The Lord, He is God. The Lord, He is God. Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal & [don't let any] of them escape.

And they took them & Elijah brought them down to the Brook [of] Kishon & [killed] them there. Elijah said to Ahab, Get up & eat & drink; for there is the sound of [an] abundance of rain. So, Ahab went to eat & drink.

And Elijah went up to the top of [Mount] Carmel & [threw] himself down on the [ground] & put his face between his knees. [Elijah] said to his servant, Go up now & look toward the sea. He went up & looked & said, There is nothing.

Elijah said, Go again 7 times. It [happened on] the 7th time, he said, [Look,] there [arises] a little cloud [up] out of the sea, like a man's hand. [Elijah] said to [his servant,] Go up & say to Ahab, Prepare your chariot & [go] down, [so] the rain [doesn't] stop you.

And.  It [happened] in the [meantime,] that the heaven was black with clouds, wind & [heavy] rain. And Ahab rode & went to Jezreel. An the hand of the Lord was on Elijah & he [strapped his belt around his clothes] & ran [in front of] Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

1 Kings 17:1-24 Elijah Foretells the Drought to Ahab

Elijah Foretells the Drought to Ahab

1 Kings 17:1-24                               1 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

Elijah, the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to [king] Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel lives, before Whom I stand, there shall be no dew nor rain [all] these years [of drought,] according to my word.

The Word of the Lord came to [Elijah] saying, [Go from here] & turn [east] & hide yourself by the Brook Cherith, [in front of] the Jordan [River.] It shall [happen,] that you shall drink [from] the brook & I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.

So, [Elijah] went & did according to the Word of the Lord & the ravens brought him bread & [meat] in the morning & the evening & he drank [from] the Brook Cherih. And it [happened] after a while, the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

The Word of Lord [God] came to [Elijah] saying, Arise & go to Zarephath, [that] belongs to Zidon [a.k.a. Sidon] & [live] there. [See,] I have commanded a widow woman there to [feed] you. So, [Elijah] arose & went to Zarephath.

And when [Elijah] came to the [city's] gate, [he saw] a widow woman gathering sticks there & he called to her & said, I pray [that] you [get] me a little water in a [jar to] drink.

And as she was going to [get] it, [Elijah] called to her & said, I pray [that] you bring me a [piece] of bread, in your hand. She said, As the Lord your God lives, I [don't] have a cake, but [only] a handful of [corn] meal in a barrel & a little oil in a [jug.]

[Look,] I am gathering 2 sticks, so I may go & [prepare] it for me & my son, [so] we may eat it & die. And Elijah said to her, [Don't be fearful.] Go & do as you have said: but make me a little cake [of it] 1st & bring it to me.

[Afterwards,] make [1] for you & your son. For the Lord God of Israel [said this,] The barrel of [corn] meal [won't go empty,] nor will the [jug] of oil [run out,] until the Lord sends rain upon the earth.

She went & did as Elijah said & she, [Elijah] & her [household ate of it] many days. And the barrel of [corn] meal [didn't go empty] & neither did the [jug] of oil [run out,] according to the Word of the Lord, [that] He spoke to Elijah.

It [happened] after these things, that the [widow's] son fell sick. His sickness was so [severe, that he couldn't breathe.] She said to Elijah, O man of God, what do I have to do with you? [Have] you come to bring my sin to remembrance & [kill] my son?

And [Elijah] answered her, Give me your son. [Elijah] took him from her [arms] & carried him up to [the] loft where he [stayed] & laid him on his own bed. And [Elijah] cried [out] to the Lord & said, O Lord my God, [have] You brought evil upon the widow with whom I [stay,] by [killing] her son?

And [Elijah] stretched himself upon the child 3 times & cried [out] to the Lord & said, O Lord my God, I pray You let this child's soul [return] to him again. And the Lord heard Elijah's voice & the soul of the child [returned] to him again & he revived.

And Elijah took the child & brought him [from] the [bedroom] & down into the house & delivered him to his mother. Elijah said, See, your son lives. The woman said to Elijah, Now, by this, I know you are a man of God & the Word of the Lord in your mouth is truth.