1 Kings 19:7 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 19:7

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 19:7

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American Standard Version
And the angel of Jehovah came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for thee.

Amplified® Bible
The angel of the Lord came the second time and touched him and said, Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you.

Contemporary English Version
Soon the LORD's angel woke him again and said, "Get up and eat, or else you'll get too tired to travel."

Darby English Version
And the angel of Jehovah came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise, eat; for the journey is too great for thee.

Good News Bible
The LORD's angel returned and woke him up a second time, saying, "Get up and eat, or the trip will be too much for you."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
The angel of the LORD came again a second time and touched him and said, "Arise, eat, because the journey is too great for you."

New International Version
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."

New King James Version
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.'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The angel of the LORD came again a second time and touched him and said, "Arise, eat, because the journey appears too great for you."

Revised Standard Version
And the angel of the LORD came again a second time, and touched him, and said, "Arise and eat, else the journey will be too great for you."

Young's Literal Translation
And the messenger of Jehovah turneth back a second time, and cometh against him, and saith, `Rise, eat, for the way is too great for thee;'

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