1-kings 17:19

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he said to her, Give me your son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed.

American King James Version (AKJV)

And he said to her, Give me your son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

And he said to her, Give your son to me. And lifting him out of her arms, he took him up to his room and put him down on his bed.

Webster's Revision

And he said to her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

World English Bible

He 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.

English Revised Version (ERV)

And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

Definitions for 1-kings 17:19

Loft - Story; floor; roof.

Barnes's 1-kings 17:19 Bible Commentary

Into a loft - Rather, "into the upper chamber;" often the best apartment in an Eastern house.

Wesley's 1-kings 17:19 Bible Commentary

17:19 Into a loft - A private place, where he might more freely pour out his soul to God, and use such gestures as he thought most proper.