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1 Kings 17:24

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What does 1 Kings 17:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
1 Kings 17:24 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 17

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
21And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, I pray thee, let this child`s soul come into him again.
22And Jehovah hearkened unto 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 unto his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
24And 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.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the woman said to Elijah, now by this I know that thou art a man of God, etc.] 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…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Now by this: Joh 2:11, Joh 3:2, Joh 4:42-48, Joh 11:15, Joh 11:42, Joh 15:24, Joh 16:30 the word: Ecc 12:10; Th1 2:13; Jo1 2:21 Next: 3 Kings (1 Kings) Chapter 18”
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