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Berean Standard Bible

“Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?””

1 Kings 17:20

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The widow's son has died, and she blames Elijah's presence for bringing her sin to light. Elijah carries the boy upstairs and lays him on his own bed.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?”

World English Bible (WEB)

He cried to Yahweh, and said, “Yahweh my God, have you also brought evil on the widow with whom I am staying, by killing her son?”

King James Version (KJV)

And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And crying to the Lord he said, O Lord my God, have you sent evil even on the widow whose guest I am, by causing her son's death?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y clamando á Jehová, dijo: Jehová Dios mío, ¿aun á la viuda en cuya casa yo estoy hospedado has afligido, matándole su hijo?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Luego clamó al Señor: «Señor mi Dios, ¿por qué le has mandado la muerte al hijo de esta viuda que me está hospedando?».

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