1 Kings 17:21 · KJV
“And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again. {stretched: Heb. measured} {into...: Heb. into his inward parts}”
— 1 Kings 17:21
And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
1 Kings 17 — Context
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.
20And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
21And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again. {stretched: Heb. measured} {into...: Heb. into his inward parts}
22And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
23And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
Cross References
Acts 20:10
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing {him} said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
Acts 9:40
But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning {him} to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
2 Kings 4:33-35
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
Hebrews 11:19
Accounting that God {was} able to raise {him} up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
Acts 10:10
And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,