And Elijah for those who received the rain, and for the one who was dead, that he might live: See 1 Kgs 18.36-46 and 17.21-22. Here is an alternative rendering for this verse:

• Why did Elijah pray for those who needed rain? Why did he pray for a dead boy to come back to life?

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.