1 Kings 17:24
◄  1 Kings 17:24  ►
New International Version (©2011)
Then the woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is the truth."

New Living Translation (©2007)
Then the woman told Elijah, "Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the LORD truly speaks through you."

English Standard Version (©2001)
And the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then the woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Then the woman said to Elijah, "Now I know you are a man of God and the LORD's word from your mouth is true."

International Standard Version (©2012)
The woman responded to Elijah, "Now at last I've really learned that you are a man of God and that what you have to say about the LORD is the truth."

NET Bible (©2006)
The woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a prophet and that the LORD really does speak through you."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The woman said to Elijah, "Now I'm convinced that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is true."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.

American King James Version
And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.

American Standard Version
And the woman said to Elijah, Now I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of Jehovah in thy mouth is truth.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the woman said to Elias: Now, by this I know that thou art a man of God, and the word of the Lord in thy mouth is true.

Darby Bible Translation
And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of Jehovah in thy mouth is truth.

English Revised Version
And the woman said to Elijah, Now I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.

World English Bible
The woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of Yahweh in your mouth is truth."

Young's Literal Translation
And the woman saith unto Elijah, 'Now, this I have known, that a man of God thou art, and the word of Jehovah in thy mouth is truth.'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 24, - And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this [Heb. this. Gesenius interprets עַתָּה זֶה just now. Similarly Bahr, nunmehr] I know that thou art a man of God [not that she had doubted it before. See ver. 18. In the face of what Elijah had done for her, she could not doubt it. All that she means is that this is a great fresh proof of his mission], and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth. [This last word ךאמֶת from which Amittai (Jonah 1:1) is formed, perhaps gave rise to the tradition that this boy was afterwards known as the prophet Jonah. Amiitai was held to have been this widow's husband.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the woman said to Elijah, now by this I know that thou art a man of God,.... She took him to be one at his first coming to her; she was in a great measure confirmed in it by the miracle of the barrel of meal and cruse of oil; but upon the death of her son, which she was ready to impute to the prophet, she was staggered at it; but now, by his resurrection from the dead, was fully assured of it:

and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth; she had known before that what he said concerning the meal and oil not failing was true; but now she was more and more convinced and assured that the God, whose prophet he was, was the true God, and that the religion he professed was the true religion, and he a true prophet, and that all his prophecies would be exactly fulfilled.

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Elijah Raises the Widow's Son
…22And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 23And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother: and Elijah said, See, your son lives. 24And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.

John 2:11 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
John 3:2 He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him."
John 16:30 Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God."
1 Kings 17:23 Elijah picked up the child and carried him down from the room into the house. He gave him to his mother and said, "Look, your son is alive!"