1 Kings 17:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 17:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 17:23 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 17:23 — KJV
“And 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.”
— 1 Kings 17:23 (KJV)
1 Kings 17:23 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 17:23
“But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house. put out: Heb. bored out”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 17:23: took, brought, down
“And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 17:23: took, brought, into
“And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 17:23: took, brought, down
“And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; governor: or, deputy”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 17:23: took, brought, into
“It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 17:23: brought, chamber, into
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