1 Kings 19:6

1 Kings 19:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
• New International Version (NIV)He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he looked, and there by his head was a cake baked on coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank, and lay down again.

Context of 1 Kings 19:6

4But he himself traveled a day’s journey into the wilderness, and he came and sat down under a juniper tree and asked [God] that he might die. He said, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” 5He lay down and slept under the juniper tree, and behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Get up and eat.” He looked, and by his head there was a bread cake baked on hot coal, and a pitcher of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again. 7Then the angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Get up, and eat, for the journey is too long for you [without adequate sustenance].” 8So he got up and ate and drank, and with the strength of that food he traveled forty days and nights to Horeb (Sinai), the mountain of God.

1 Kings 19:6 word by word

וַיַּבֵּ֕ט וְהִנֵּ֧ה מְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יו עֻגַ֥ת רְצָפִ֖ים וְצַפַּ֣חַת מָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֣אכַל וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ וַיָּ֖שָׁב וַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he lookedנָבַטnâbaţ · to lookH5027
• a cakeעֻגָה‛ûggâh · disc of breadH5692
• baken on the coalsרֶצֶףretseph · coalH7529
• and a cruseצַפַּ֫חַתtsappachath · jarH6835
• of waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• at his headמְרַאֲשָׁוֹתmera'ăshâh · headH4763
• And he did eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• and drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• and laid him downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• againשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725

Cross-references for 1 Kings 19:6

• 1 Kings 17:6And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he would drink from the brook.
• Psalms 37:3Trust [rely on and have confidence] in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land and feed [securely] on His faithfulness.
• Isaiah 33:16He will dwell on the heights, His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks, His bread will be given him; His water will be permanent.
• Matthew 4:11Then the devil left Him; and angels came and ministered to Him [bringing Him food and serving Him].
• Matthew 6:32For the [pagan] Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; [but do not worry,] for your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
• Mark 8:2“I feel compassion for the crowd; they have been with Me now for three days and have nothing [left] to eat.
• John 21:5So Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish [to eat along with your bread]?” They answered, “No.”

Commentaries on 1 Kings 19:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6A cake baken on the coals - All this seems to have been supernaturally provided.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6A cake baken on the coals - It is not implied that Elijah found a fire lighted and the cake on it, but only that he found one of the usual baked cakes of the desert, which form the ordinary food of the Arab at the present day. At his head - The Hebrew word means simply “the place on which the head lies;” hence, the marginal rendering, “bolster.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7The angel of the Lord gave Elijah exactly what he needed at that time (1 Kings 17:2–6, 10–12). God often sent an angel to help one of his servants (Psalm 34:7; Hebrews 1:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-184-18. went a day's journey into the wilderness--on the way from Beer-sheba to Horeb--a wide expanse of sand hills, covered with the retem (not juniper, but broom shrubs), whose tall and spreading branches, with their white leaves, afford a very cheering and refreshing shade. His gracious God did not lose sight of His fugitive servant, but watched over him, and, miraculously ministering to his wants, enabled him, in a better but not wholly right frame of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 19:6

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Blessing
• Bread
• Elijah
• Life
• Minister, Christian
• Miracles
• Trouble

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Bake
• Bread
• Cruse
• Elijah
• Jealous
• Oven
• Quotations
• Set
• Cattle

Commentaries on 1 Kings 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings