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

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.” 5Then 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!” He 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.” 8So he got up and ate and drank, and the food gave him enough strength to travel forty days and forty nights to Mount Sinai, 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 brought him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he drank from the brook.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
• Isaiah 33:16these are the ones who will dwell on high. The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress. Food will be supplied to them, and they will have water in abundance.
• Matthew 4:11Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.
• Matthew 6:32These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.
• Mark 8:2“I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat.
• John 21:5He called out, “Fellows, have you caught any fish?” “No,” they replied.

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