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

4while he went a day’s journey into the desert. He went and sat down under a shrub and asked the Lord to take his life: “I’ve had enough! Now, O Lord, take my life. After all, I’m no better than my ancestors.” 5He stretched out and fell asleep under the shrub. All of a sudden an angelic messenger touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” He looked and right there by his head was a cake baking on hot coals and a jug of water. He ate and drank and then slept some more. 7The Lord’s angelic messenger came back again, touched him, and said, “Get up and eat, for otherwise you won’t be able to make the journey.” 8So he got up and ate and drank. That meal gave him the strength to travel forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, 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 17:6The ravens would bring him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he would drink from the stream.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
• Isaiah 33:16This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.
• Matthew 4:11Then the devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to his needs.
• Matthew 6:32For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
• Mark 8:2“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat.
• John 21:5So Jesus said to them, “Children, you don’t have any fish, do you?” They replied, “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