1 Kings 19:8 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 19:8

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.”

God’s Revelation to Elijah

11 Then He said, “Go out, and stand ^aon the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord ^bpassed by, and ^ca great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake;

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 19:8

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American Standard Version
And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

Amplified® Bible
So he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and nights to Horeb, the mount of God.

Contemporary English Version
So Elijah sat up and ate and drank. The food and water made him strong enough to walk forty more days. At last, he reached Mount Sinai, the mountain of God,

Darby English Version
And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.

Good News Bible
Elijah got up, ate and drank, and the food gave him enough strength to walk forty days to Sinai, the holy mountain.

King James Version
And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

New American Standard Bible
So he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mountain of God.

New International Version
So 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.

New King James Version
So he arose, and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights as far as Horeb, the mountain of God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Revised Standard Version
And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.

Young's Literal Translation
and he riseth, and eateth, and drinketh, and goeth in the power of that food forty days and forty nights, unto the mount of God -- Horeb.

New English Translation
So he got up and ate and drank. That meal gave him the strength to travel forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

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