bSee Deut. 33:1
1 Kings 17:17-23
Elijah Raises the Widow’s Son
17After 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. 18And she said to Elijah, a“What have you against me, O bman of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to cause the death of my son!” 19And he said to her, “Give me your son.” And he took him from her arms and carried him up into the upper chamber where he lodged, and laid him on his own bed. 20And he cried to the Lord, “O Lord my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?” 21 cThen he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the Lord, “O Lord my God, let this child’s life ▼▼Or soul; also verse 22
come into him again.” 22And the Lord listened to the voice of Elijah. And the life of the child came into him again, and ehe revived. 23And 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, your son lives.” 2 Kings 4:32-37
32When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed. 33So he went in and fshut the door behind the two of them gand prayed to the Lord. 34Then he went up and lay on the child, putting his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. And as hhe stretched himself upon him, the flesh of the child became warm. 35Then he got up again and walked once back and forth in the house, and went up iand stretched himself upon him. The child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. 36Then he summoned Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. And when she came to him, he said, “Pick up your son.” 37She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground. jThen she picked up her son and went out.
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