1 Kings 17:23-24

17:23 Elijah took the boy, brought him down from the upper room to the house, and handed him to his mother. Elijah then said, “See, your son is alive!” 17:24 The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a prophet and that the Lord really does speak through you.” ¹ 

1 Kings 17:2

17:2 The Lord told him: ² 

1 Kings 4:32

4:32 He composed ³  3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.

1 Kings 13:21

13:21 and he cried out to the prophet from Judah, “This is what the Lord says, ‘You ⁴  have rebelled against the Lord ⁵  and have not obeyed the command the Lord your God gave you.

¹ tn Heb “you are a man of God and the word of the Lord is truly in your mouth.”

² tn Heb “and the word of the Lord came to him, saying.”

³ tn Heb “spoke.”

⁴ tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 21-22 are one long sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (vv. 21-22a) and the main clause announcing the punishment (v. 22b). The translation divides this lengthy sentence for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “the mouth [i.e., command] of the Lord.”