1 Kings 19:5

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

3And he was afraid and arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. 4But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take my life, for I am not better than my fathers.” He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, there was an angel touching him, and he said to him, “Arise, eat.” 6Then he looked and behold, there was at his head a bread cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again. 7The angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise, eat, because the journey is too great for you.”

1 Kings 19:5 word by word

וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ וַיִּישַׁ֔ן תַּ֖חַת רֹ֣תֶם אֶחָ֑ד וְהִנֵּֽה־זֶ֤ה מַלְאָךְ֙ נֹגֵ֣עַ בּ֔וֹ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ ק֥וּם אֱכֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear

• He layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• and sleptיָשֵׁןyâshên · to sleepH3462
• underתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
• juniperרֹ֫תֶםrethem rôthem · broomH7574
• and beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• thereזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• an angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
• touchingנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• him, and he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to him, “Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398

Cross-references for 1 Kings 19:5

• Genesis 28:11He came to a certain place and spent the night there, because the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of the place and put it under his head, and lay down in that place.
• Psalms 34:7The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, And rescues them.
• Daniel 8:19He said, “Behold, I am going to let you know what will occur at the final period of the indignation, for it pertains to the appointed time of the end.
• Daniel 9:21while I was still speaking in prayer, then the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision previously, came to me in my extreme weariness about the time of the evening offering.
• Daniel 10:9But I heard the sound of his words; and as soon as I heard the sound of his words, I fell into a deep sleep on my face, with my face to the ground.
• Acts 12:7And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter’s side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And his chains fell off his hands.
• Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
• Hebrews 13:5Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 19:5

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Beer-Sheba
• Blessing
• Elijah
• Juniper
• Life
• Minister, Christian
• Miracles
• Trouble

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Angel
• Elijah
• Jealous
• Juniper
• Quotations
• Set
• Beersheba
• Cattle
• Wanderings of Israel

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