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16 The Lord kept the promise that his prophet Elijah had made, and she did not run out of flour or oil.

Elijah Brings a Boy Back to Life

17 Several days later, the son of the woman who owned the house[a] got sick, and he kept getting worse, until finally he died.

18 The woman shouted at Elijah, “What have I done to you? I thought you were God's prophet. Did you come here to cause the death of my son as a reminder that I've sinned against God?”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 17.17 the woman who owned the house: This may or may not be the same woman as the widow in verses 8-16.
  2. 17.18 Did you … God: In ancient times people sometimes thought that if they sinned, something terrible would happen to them.

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