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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, “Get up and eat!”

Context of 1 Kings 19:5

3Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6He 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. 7The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much 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

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 reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.
• Psalms 34:7The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.
• Daniel 8:19He said: “I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end.
• Daniel 9:21while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.
• Daniel 10:9Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.
• Acts 12:7Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.
• Hebrews 1:14Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
• Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I 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