God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 19:5
5Then he lay down and slept under the broom plant. An angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
1 Kings 19:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
- New International Version (NIV)Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, "Arise and eat."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.”
Context of 1 Kings 19:5
3Frightened, Elijah fled to save his life. He came to Beersheba in Judah and left his servant there. 4Then he traveled through the wilderness for a day. He sat down under a broom plant and wanted to die. “I’ve had enough now, Lord,” he said. “Take my life! I’m no better than my ancestors.” Then he lay down and slept under the broom plant. An angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6When he looked, he saw near his head some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water. So he ate, drank, and went to sleep again. 7The angel of the Lord came back and woke him up again. The angel said, “Get up and eat, or your journey will be too much for you.”
Read all of 1 Kings 191 Kings 19:5 word by word
וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ וַיִּישַׁ֔ן תַּ֖חַת רֹ֣תֶם אֶחָ֑ד וְהִנֵּֽה־זֶ֤ה מַלְאָךְ֙ נֹגֵ֣עַ בּ֔וֹ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ ק֥וּם אֱכֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And as he layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
- and sleptיָשֵׁןyâshên · to sleepH3462
- under aאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- juniper treeרֹ֫תֶםrethem rôthem · broomH7574
- behold, then an angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
- touchedנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
- him, and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto him, Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
Cross-references for 1 Kings 19:5
- Genesis 28:11When he came to a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones from that place, put it under his head, and lay down there.
- Psalms 34:7The Messenger of the Lord camps around those who fear him, and he rescues them.
- Daniel 8:19He said, “I will tell you what will happen in the last days, ⌞the time of God’s⌟ anger, because the end time has been determined.
- Daniel 9:21While I was praying, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the first vision, came to me about the time of the evening sacrifice. He was exhausted.
- Daniel 10:9I heard the man speak, and as I listened to his words, I fainted facedown on the ground.
- Acts 12:7Suddenly, an angel from the Lord stood near Peter, and his cell was filled with light. The angel nudged Peter’s side, woke him up, and said, “Hurry! Get up!” At that moment the chains fell from Peter’s hands.
- Hebrews 1:14What are all the angels? They are spirits sent to serve those who are going to receive salvation.
- Hebrews 13:5Don’t love money. Be happy with what you have because God has said, “I will never abandon you or leave you.”
Commentaries on 1 Kings 19:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5As he lay and slept - Excessive anguish of mind frequently induces sleep, as well as great fatigue of body. An angel touched him - He needed refreshment, and God sent an angel to bring him what was necessary.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5An angel touched him - The friendly ministration of angels, common in the time of the patriarchs Genesis 18:2-16; 19:1-22; Genesis 28:12; Genesis 32:1, Genesis 32:24-29, and known also under the Judges Judges 6:11-21; 13:3-20, was now extended to Elijah. Any other explanation of this passage does violence to the words. It is certainly not the intention of the writer to represent Elijah as relieved on this occasion by a human “messenger.”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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