1 Kings 14:16 explains that the child's death is due to Jeroboam's sins, giving the theological reason for the prophecy.

1 Kings 14:17 records the immediate fulfillment: the child dies upon the wife's entry into the city.

Both involve a prophetic word about a child's fate fulfilled upon return. But here Jesus heals, contrasting the death prophecy—judgment vs mercy.

Both are signs of immediate death for sons as divine judgment: Eli's sons die same day; Abijah dies when mother enters city.