Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And he lay down and slept under a juniper tree, and, behold, a [heavenly] agent touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat.
New American Standard Bible
He lay down and slept under a
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.
Holman Bible
Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree.
Suddenly, an angel touched him.
International Standard Version
Then he lay down and went to sleep under the juniper tree. All of a sudden, there was an angel, who kept grabbing him and telling him, "Get up! Eat!"
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
He lay down and slept under the juniper tree, and behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Get up and eat.”
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And he lay down and slept under the broom-bush. And behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise, eat!
Julia Smith Translation
And he will lie down and sleep udder one broom-tree, and behold, then a messenger touched upon him, and he will say to him, Arise, eat
King James 2000
And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He lay down and fell asleep under a certain broom tree, and suddenly this angel [was] touching him and said to him, "Get up, eat!"
Modern King James verseion
And as he lay and slept under a broom tree, behold, then an angel touched him and said to him, Arise, eat.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And as he lay and slept under the Juniper tree, behold, there came an Angel and touched him, and said unto him, "Up and eat."
NET Bible
He stretched out and fell asleep under the shrub. All of a sudden an angelic messenger touched him and said, "Get up and eat."
New Heart English Bible
He lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, "Arise and eat."
The Emphasized Bible
And, as he lay, and slept, under a certain shrub, lo! a messenger, touching him, who said to him - Rise, eat.
Webster
And as he lay and slept under a juniper-tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat.
World English Bible
He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, "Arise and eat!"
Youngs 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;'
Themes
Angel (a spirit) » Appearances of » To elijah
Angels » Are ministering spirits
Beer-sheba » Wilderness of, hagar miraculously sees a well in » An angel fed elijah in
Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To elijah » By an angel
Christian ministers » God's care of
Elijah » Three times fed with divine supplies » By an angel
Elijah » Escapes to the wilderness from the fierceness of jezebel
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Life » Sacredness of, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder » Elijah
Miracles » Catalogue of » Elijah » Is fed by an angel
Sleep » Spiritual » General references to natural
Trouble » Instances of » Elijah, under the juniper tree and in the cave
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 19:5
Images 1 Kings 19:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elijah Flees To Horeb
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 no better than my 5 And he lay down and slept under a juniper tree, and, behold, a [heavenly] agent touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat. 6 And he looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baked on the coals, and a cruse of water. And he ate and drank, and laid him down again.
Cross References
Genesis 28:11-15
And he touched upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set. And he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Psalm 34:7
The agent of LORD encamps round about those who fear him, and delivers them.
Psalm 34:10
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek LORD shall not want any good thing.
Daniel 8:19
And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the latter time of the indignation, for it belongs to the appointed time of the end.
Daniel 9:21
yea, while I was speaking in prayer, 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 10:9-10
Yet I heard the voice of his words. And when I heard the voice of his words, then I fell into a deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground.
Acts 12:7
And behold, an agent of Lord stood near, and light shone in the room. And after striking the side of Peter, he raised him up, saying, Get up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth for service for the sake of those who are going to inherit salvation?
Hebrews 13:5
The Way of life is to be without love of money, being content with the things that are present, for he has said, I will, no, not leave thee, and also, I will, no, not forsake thee.