1 Kings 19:5 “Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an ang…”

1 Kings 19:5

Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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!”

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And as he lay and slept vnder the iuniper tree, behold now, an Angel touched him, and said vnto him, Vp, and eate.

Darby Translation

And he lay down and slept under the broom-bush. And behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise, eat!

Young's 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;'

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.

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Cross references

“as he lay”

Genesis 28:11–15

Genesis 28:11–15 · BSB

On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.

“an angel”

Psalm 34:7 Acts 12:7 Hebrews 13:5 Psalm 34:10 Daniel 8:19 Daniel 9:21

Psalm 34:7 · BSB

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.

Acts 12:7 · BSB

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.

Hebrews 13:5 · BSB

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

Psalm 34:10 · BSB

Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Daniel 8:19 · BSB

and said, “Behold, I will make known to you what will happen in the latter time of wrath, because it concerns the appointed time of the end.

Daniel 9:21 · BSB

while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

6And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.

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