20. and prayed, “Lord God, why did you do such a terrible thing to this woman? She's letting me stay here, and now you've let her son die.”
21. Elijah stretched himself out over the boy three times, while praying, “Lord God, bring this boy back to life!”
22. The Lord answered Elijah's prayer, and the boy started breathing again.
23. Elijah picked him up and carried him downstairs. He gave the boy to his mother and said, “Look, your son is alive.”
24. “You are God's prophet!” the woman replied. “Now I know that you really do speak for the Lord.”