1 Kings 17:19
“And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he cried unto the Lord,.... Or prayed unto him, as the Targum, with great vehemence and importunity:
and said, O…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Into a loft - Rather, “into the upper chamber;” often the best apartment in an Eastern house.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 17:17-24
We have here a further recompence made to the widow for her kindness to the prophet; as if it were a small thing to be…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And he took him out of her bosom Her arms were clasped about the dead boy. We need not understand the expression as of a…