16. As the Lord had promised through Elijah, the bowl did not run out of flour nor did the jar run out of oil.
17. Some time later the widow's son fell ill; he got worse and worse, and finally he died.
18. She said to Elijah, “Man of God, why did you do this to me? Did you come here to remind God of my sins and so cause my son's death?”
19. “Give the boy to me,” Elijah said. He took the boy from her arms, carried him upstairs to the room where he was staying, and laid him on the bed.
20. Then he prayed aloud, “O Lord my God, why have you done such a terrible thing to this widow? She has been kind enough to take care of me, and now you kill her son!”
21. Then Elijah stretched himself out on the boy three times and prayed, “O Lord my God, restore this child to life!”