1 Kings 17:19He said to her, "Give me your son." He took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the room where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed.
The setting
Zarephath, Lebanon, ~870 BC. A prophet carries the lifeless body of a young boy up wooden stairs to his small upper room...
The emotion here: determined urgency mixed with uncertainty
The original word
laqach (לקח) — to take with authority and purpose, not just pick up
Why it matters
Upper rooms in ancient homes were typically the coolest, quietest spaces
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Kings 17:19
Elijah took the boy FROM the mother's bosom — she was cradling her dead child
Common misconceptionPeople focus on the miracle, but Elijah's first move was to remove the child from public view. Sometimes healing requires privacy, not an audience.
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Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 17:19 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 17:19 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Elijah. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include compassion, action, preparation. Notable phrases: Give me your son; carried him up; laid him on his own bed.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
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