Parallel Verses
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!"
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.
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
Elijah walked a whole day into the wilderness. He stopped and sat down under a broom plant and wished he would die. It is just too much, Jehovah, he prayed. Take away my life. I could just as well be dead.
5 He lay down and slept under a
Cross References
Genesis 28:11-15
As soon as the sun went down he stopped for the night. He took one of the stones from that place, put it under his head, and lay down there.
Psalm 34:7
The angel of Jehovah camps around those who reverence him, and he rescues them.
Psalm 34:10
Young lions go hungry and may starve, but those who seek Jehovah's help have all the good things they need.
Daniel 8:19
He said: I will make you know what will happen in the final time of indignation for the vision is for the appointed time of the end.
Daniel 9:21
While I was speaking in prayer, the spirit person [who looked like a man] Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, was inspired to come quickly and touch me. It was about the time of the evening offering.
Daniel 10:9-10
Yet I heard the sound of his words. When I heard the sound of his words I fell with my face toward the ground into a deep sleep.
Acts 12:7
Suddenly God's angel came to him. A light shined in the prison. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up saying: Get up quickly. And his chains fell off of his hands.
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for those who will be heirs of salvation?
Hebrews 13:5
You should be free from the love of money. Be content with what you have, for he has said: I will not leave you. I will not forsake you.