20 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?” 21 Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!” 22 And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.
1 Kings 17:20–22
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2 Kings 4:34–36
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