English Standard Version
1 Kings 19:6
6And 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He looked around and there beside his head was some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again.
Context of 1 Kings 19:6
4But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, "It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers." 5And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, "Arise and eat." 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. 7And the angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, "Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you." 8And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount 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 17:6And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
- Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
- Isaiah 33:16he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will be sure.
- Matthew 4:11Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.
- Matthew 6:32For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
- Mark 8:2"I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat.
- John 21:5Jesus said to them, "Children, do you have any fish?" They answered him, "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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