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1 Kings 19:5

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. for himself: Heb. for his life
And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.

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He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat!”

And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.

And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat.

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. head: Heb. bolster

What does 1 Kings 19:5 mean?

1 Kings 19:5 is a verse in the book of 1 Kings, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁכַב (shâkab), יָשֵׁן (yâshên), אֶחָד (ʼechâd). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
as
he
layשָׁכַבshâkab/shaw-kab'/H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
and
sleptיָשֵׁןyâshên/yaw-shane'/H3462properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
under
aאֶחָדʼechâd/ekh-awd'/H259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
juniper
tree,רֶתֶםrethem/reh'-them/H7574the Spanish broom (from its pole-like stems)
behold,
then
an
angelמֲלְאָךְmălʼâk/mal-awk'/H4397a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
touchedנָגַעnâgaʻ/naw-gah'/H5060properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)
him,
and
saidאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
unto
him,
Ariseקוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
and
eat.אָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)

Commentary on 1 Kings 19:5

HENRY_FULL · 1 Kings 19:5
809" The kingdom being divided into that of Judah and that of Israel, we must henceforward, in these books of Kings, expect and attend their separate history, the succession of their kings, and the affairs of their kingdoms, accounted for distinctly. In this chapter we have, I. The prophecy of the destruction of Jeroboam's house, ver. 7-16 . The sickness of his child was the occasion of it ( ver. 1-6 ), and the death of his child the earnest of it ( ver. 17, 18 ), together with the conclusion of his reign, ver. 19, 20 . II. The history of the declension and diminution of Rehoboam's house and kingdom ( ver. 21-28 ) and the conclusion of his reign, ver. 29-31 . In both we may read the mischievous consequences of sin and the calamities it brings on kingdoms and families. Abi

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Samuel 28:8

And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.

2 Samuel 14:2

And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

1 Kings 11:29

And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:

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. head: Heb. bolster

1 Kings 22:30

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle. I will: or, when he was to disguise himself, and enter into the battle

2 Chronicles 18:29

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.

Luke 12:2

For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with 1 Kings 19:5.

Genesis 1:9

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

Genesis 19:1

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Genesis 19:15

And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. are here: Heb. are found iniquity: or, punishment

Genesis 19:33

And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

Genesis 19:35

And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Genesis 26:10

And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

Genesis 28:12

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.

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What does 1 Kings 19:5 say?

1 Kings 19:5 (King James Version) reads: "And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat."

Is 1 Kings 19:5 in the Old or New Testament?

1 Kings 19:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Kings.

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