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

3Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there. 4Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died.” 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!” 6He looked around and there beside his head was some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again. 7Then 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.”

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 28:11At sundown he arrived at a good place to set up camp and stopped there for the night. Jacob found a stone to rest his head against and lay down to sleep.
• Psalms 34:7For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.
• Daniel 8:19Then he said, “I am here to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath. What you have seen pertains to the very end of time.
• Daniel 9:21As I was praying, Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came swiftly to me at the time of the evening sacrifice.
• Daniel 10:9Then I heard the man speak, and when I heard the sound of his voice, I fainted and lay there with my face to the ground.
• Acts 12:7Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said, “Quick! Get up!” And the chains fell off his wrists.
• Hebrews 1:14Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.
• Hebrews 13:5Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon 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