1 Kings 19:7

1 Kings 19:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the angel of the Lord came back the second time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the angel of the Lord came again and touched him and said, “Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you.”

Context of 1 Kings 19:7

5Then 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. The 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.” 8So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. 9There he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

1 Kings 19:7 word by word

וַיָּשָׁב֩ מַלְאַ֨ךְ יְהוָ֤ה׀ שֵׁנִית֙ וַיִּגַּע־בּ֔וֹ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר ק֣וּם אֱכֹ֑ל כִּ֛י רַ֥ב מִמְּךָ֖ הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• came againשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
• the second timeשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• and touchedנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• him, and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• because the journeyדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
• too greatרַבrab · manyH7227

Cross-references for 1 Kings 19:7

• 1 Kings 19:5Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
• Deuteronomy 33:25The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days.
• Psalms 103:13As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

Commentaries on 1 Kings 19:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The journey is too great for thee - From Beer-sheba to Horeb was about one hundred and fifty miles.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Arise and eat … - i. e., “Eat a second time, for otherwise the journey will be beyond thy powers.” “The journey” was not simply a pilgrimage to Horeb, which was less than 200 miles distant, and might have been reached in six or seven days. It was to be a wandering in the wilderness, not unlike that of the Israelites when they came out of Egypt; only it was to last forty days instead of forty years.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 19:7

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

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• Angel of the Lord
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• Elijah
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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