1 Kings 17:17

17 Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing.

1 Kings 17:17 in Other Translations

17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

17 After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill. And his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.

17 Some time later the woman’s son became sick. He grew worse and worse, and finally he died.

17 Later on the woman's son became sick. The sickness took a turn for the worse - and then he stopped breathing.

17 After this, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. His illness became very severe until no breath remained in him.

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 She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family.

16 For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the LORD spoken by Elijah.

17 Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing.

18 She said to Elijah, “What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son?”

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