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1 Kings 17:18 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" She said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, you man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to memory, and to kill my son!” "

1 Kings 17:18

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16 The jar of meal didn’t run out and the jar of oil didn’t fail, according to the LORD’s word, which he spoke by Elijah.

17 After these things, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.

18 She said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, you man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to memory, and to kill my son!”

19 He said to her, “Give me your son.” He took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the room where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed.

20 He cried to the LORD and said, “LORD my God, have you also brought evil on the widow with whom I am staying, by killing her son?”

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1 Kings 19:20

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"Elisha left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, “Let me please kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” He said to him, “Go back again; for what have I done to you?”"

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1 Kings 18:14

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"Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here”.’ He will kill me.”"

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2 Kings 4:1

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"Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead. You know that your servant feared the LORD. Now the creditor has come to take for himself my two children to be slaves.”"

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2 Samuel 14:11

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"Then she said, “Please let the king remember the LORD your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son.” He said, “As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the earth.”"

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Exodus 4:23

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"and I have said to you, “Let my son go, that he may serve me;” and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’”"

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2 Kings 6:32

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"But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Then the king sent a man from before him; but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? Behold, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold the door shut against him. Isn’t the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”"

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1 Kings 17:1

"Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”"

1 Kings 17:2

"Then the LORD’s word came to him, saying,"

1 Kings 17:3

"“Go away from here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan."

1 Kings 17:4

"You shall drink from the brook. I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”"

1 Kings 17:5

"So he went and did according to the LORD’s word, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan."

1 Kings 17:6

"The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook."

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