1 Kings 17:17

17 After these things, the son of the widow, who was the matriarch of the household, became ill. His sickness got steadily worse until he wasn't breathing anymore.

1 Kings 17:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 17:17

And it came to pass after these things
Not only after the conversation that passed between the prophet, and the widow, but after they had lived together many days, a year or years, upon the miraculous provision made for them:

that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick;
that is, the son of the widow woman in whose house the prophet dwelt; the Jews say ^F8 this woman was the mother of Jonah, and that he was this son of her's:

and his sickness was so sore that there was no breath left in him:
it was a sickness unto death, it issued in it; for that he was really dead appears from all that follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Pirke Eliezer, c. 33.

1 Kings 17:17 In-Context

15 The widow went and did what Elijah said. So the widow, Elijah, and the widow's household ate for many days.

16 The jar of flour didn't decrease nor did the bottle of oil run out, just as the LORD spoke through Elijah.

17 After these things, the son of the widow, who was the matriarch of the household, became ill. His sickness got steadily worse until he wasn't breathing anymore.

18 She said to Elijah, "What's gone wrong between us, man of God? Have you come to me to call attention to my sin and kill my son?"

19 Elijah replied, "Give your son to me." He took her son from her and carried him to the upper room where he was staying. Elijah laid him on his bed.