1 Kings 19:5
And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
1 Kings 19:5 in other translations
| BSB | Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” |
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| WEB | He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat!” |
| ASV | And he lay down and slept under a juniper-tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. |
| YLT | And he lieth down and sleepeth under a certain retem-tree, and lo, a messenger cometh against him, and saith to him, ‘Rise, eat;' |
| DARBY | And he lay down and slept under the broom-bush. And behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise, eat! |
| BBE | And stretching himself on the earth, he went to sleep under the broom-plant; but an angel, touching him, said to him, Get up and have some food. |
| Webster | And as he lay and slept under a juniper-tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat. |
What does 1 Kings 19:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 19:4-18
4-18. 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 19:1-8
Jezebel sent Elijah a threatening message. Carnal hearts are hardened and enraged against God, by that which should convince and conquer them. Great faith is not always alike strong. He might be serviceable to Israel at this time, and had all reason to depend upon God's protection, while doing God's work; yet he flees. His was not the deliberate desire of grace, as Paul's, to depart and be with Christ. God thus left…
1 Kings 19:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 19:5
- Psalms 34:7
The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
- Acts 12:7
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
- Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
- Genesis 28:11-15
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. …
- Daniel 10:9-10
Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
- Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
- Daniel 9:21
Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
- Daniel 8:19
And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
- Psalms 34:10
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
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Context
- 1 Kings 19:4
But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
- 1 Kings 19:5
And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
- 1 Kings 19:6
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.
1 Kings 19:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y echándose debajo del enebro, quedóse dormido: y he aquí luego un ángel que le tocó, y le dijo: Levántate, come. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il se coucha, et dormit sous le genêt. Et voici, un ange le toucha, et lui dit: Lève-toi, mange. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er legte sich nieder und schlief ein unter dem Ginsterstrauch. Und siehe da, ein Engel rührte ihn an und sprach zu ihm: Stehe auf, iß! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Projecitque se, et obdormivit in umbra juniperi: et ecce angelus Domini tetigit eum, et dixit illi: Surge, et comede. |