1 Kings 19:6

He looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on the coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again.

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WEBBE

He looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on the coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again.

BSB

And 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.

KJV

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.

ASV

And he looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.

BBE

And looking up, he saw by his head a cake cooked on the stones and a bottle of water. So he took food and drink and went to sleep again.

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וַיַּבֵּט vai·ya·bet and he looked H5027 וְהִנֵּה ve·hi·neh and there H2009 מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו me·ra·'a·sho·tav [was] [the] place of head his H4763 עֻגַת 'u·gat a bread cake of H5692 רְצָפִים re·tza·fim hot coals H7529 וְצַפַּחַת ve·tza·pa·chat and a jug of H6835 מָיִם ma·yim water H4325 וַיֹּאכַל vai·yo·khal and he ate H398 וַיֵּשְׁתְּ vai·ye·shet and he drank H8354 וַיָּשָׁב vai·ya·shov and he returned H7725 וַיִּשְׁכָּב vai·yish·kav and he lay down H7901

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 Elijah to himself, to show that when he was bold and strong, it was in the Lord, and the power of his might; but of himself he was no better than his fathers. God knows what he designs us for, though we do not, what services, what trials, and he will take care that we are furnished with grace sufficient.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.