מלכים א, פרק י״ז, פסוק כ״ג

After bringing the child down from the upper room and returning him to his mother, the prophet offers a brief reassurance. He simply points out that her son is alive, aiming to calm her and help her grasp the sudden shift in reality. Up until this moment, the mother believed her child was either dead or dying, and she must now recognize that he is fully alive [ביאור שטיינזלץ].

On a deeper level, his short statement reveals a profound sense of humility. By phrasing his words to merely observe that the boy is living, the prophet allows for the implication that the child never actually died, but only fainted. He carefully avoids declaring that he was the one who brought the boy back to life. Through this choice of words, he ensures that he takes no personal credit and refuses to boast about performing a miracle [חומת אנך].