17 Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing.
17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
17 After 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.
17 Later on the woman's son became sick. The sickness took a turn for the worse - and then he stopped breathing.
17 Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him.
17 Some time later the woman's son became sick. He grew worse and worse, and finally he died.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 17:17
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:17-24
(Read 1 Kings 17:17-24)
Neither faith nor obedience shut out afflictions and death. The child being dead, the mother spake to the prophet, rather to give vent to her sorrow, than in hope of relief. When God removes our comforts from us, he remembers our sins against us, perhaps the sins of our youth, though long since past. When God remembers our sins against us, he designs to teach us to remember them against ourselves, and to repent of them. Elijah's prayer was doubtless directed by the Holy Spirit. The child revived. See the power of prayer, and the power of Him who hears prayer.