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15 So she went out and did precisely what Elijah told her to do. As a result, Elijah,[a] the widow,[b] and her son[c] were fed for days. 16 The jar of flour never ran out and the bottle of oil never became empty, just as the Lord had promised[d] through[e] Elijah.

Elijah Restores the Widow’s Son

17 Sometime later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. In fact, his illness became so severe that he died.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 17:15 Lit. he
  2. 1 Kings 17:15 Lit. she
  3. 1 Kings 17:15 Lit. household
  4. 1 Kings 17:16 Lit. spoken
  5. 1 Kings 17:16 Lit. through the hand of
  6. 1 Kings 17:17 Lit. that no breath remained in him