1 Kings 19:5 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 19:5

3 And when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a¹ broom tree. And he ^aprayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!”

5 Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an¹ angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.”

6 Then he looked, and there by his head was a cake baked on¹ coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank, and lay down again.

7 And the¹ 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.”

8 So he arose, and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food forty days and ^aforty nights as far as ^bHoreb, the mountain of God.

9 And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

10 So he said, ^a“I have been very ^bzealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and ^ckilled Your prophets with the sword. ^dI alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 19:5

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American Standard Version
And he lay down and slept under a juniper-tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.

Amplified® Bible
As he lay asleep under the broom {or} juniper tree, behold, an angel touched him and said to him, Arise and eat.

Contemporary English Version
Then he lay down in the shade and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel woke him up and said, "Get up and eat."

Darby English Version
And he lay down and slept under the broom-bush. And behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise, eat!

Good News Bible
He lay down under the tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, "Wake up and eat."

King James Version
And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.

New American Standard Bible
He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, there was an angel touching him, and he said to him, "Arise, eat."

New International Version
Then he lay down under the tree and fell asleep.
All at once an angel touched him and said, "Get up and eat."

New King James Version
Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, 'Arise and eat.'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and he said to him, "Arise, eat."

Revised Standard Version
And he lay down and slept under a broom tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, "Arise and eat."

Young's Literal Translation
And he lieth down and sleepeth under a certain retem-tree, and lo, a messenger cometh against him, and saith to him, `Rise, eat;'

New English Translation
He stretched out¹ and fell asleep under the shrub. All of a sudden an angelic messenger² touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”

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