1 Kings 17:19

What does 1 Kings 17:19 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 17:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he said to her, Give your son to me. And lifting him out of her arms, he took him up to his room and put him down on his bed.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And he saith unto her, `Give to me thy son;' and he taketh him out of her bosom, and taketh him up unto the upper chamber where he is abiding, and layeth him on his own bed,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he said to her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

Context

v.18And 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!

v.19This passage

v.20And he cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Acts 9:37

    And it came to pass in those days, that she fell sick, and died: and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper chamber.

  • 2 Kings 4:21

    And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

  • 2 Kings 4:10

    Let us make, I pray thee, a little chamber on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

  • 2 Kings 4:32

    And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.

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