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1 Kings 19:6
6When Elijah looked, he saw some bread near his head. Someone had baked it on a fire. There was also a jar of water. So he ate the bread and he drank the water. Then he lay down again to sleep.
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
4Then Elijah went into the desert by himself. He travelled for about a day. He found a small tree there and he sat down under it. He prayed that he might die. He said, ‘Lord, I have had enough trouble! Take my life from me. It is no better for me here than to be with my dead ancestors.’ 5Then he lay down under the tree and he slept. Suddenly, an angel came and touched him. The angel said, ‘Get up and eat something.’ When Elijah looked, he saw some bread near his head. Someone had baked it on a fire. There was also a jar of water. So he ate the bread and he drank the water. Then he lay down again to sleep. 7The angel of the Lord came back a second time. He touched Elijah and he said, ‘Get up and eat more food. Then you will be strong enough to go on a long journey.’ 8So Elijah got up. He ate the food and he drank the water. The meal made him strong enough to travel for 40 days and 40 nights. He travelled to Sinai, the mountain of God.
Read all of 1 Kings 191 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 17:6The ravens brought him bread and meat to eat, every morning and every evening. He drank water from the stream.
- Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do good things. Then you will live safely in the land.
- Isaiah 33:16People who are like that will live in a safe place. Danger will not reach them among the high rocks. They will always have food to eat, and plenty of water to drink.
- Matthew 4:11Then the Devil left Jesus alone. Immediately angels came to Jesus and they took care of him.
- Matthew 6:32People who do not know God are always trying to get these things. But as for you, your Father in heaven knows that you need them.
- Mark 8:2‘I feel sorry for this crowd. They have been here with me now for three days and they do not have any food.
- John 21:5Then Jesus asked them, ‘Friends, have you caught any fish?’ 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
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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
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