1 Kings 19:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Kings 19:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 19:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 19:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

1 Kings 19:5 — World English Bible

1 Kings 19:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he lay down and slept under a juniper-tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. ”

1 Kings 19:5 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 19:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he lieth down and sleepeth under a certain retem-tree, and lo, a messenger cometh against him, and saith to him, `Rise, eat;'”

1 Kings 19:5 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 19:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Kings 19:5 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 19:5 GEN — 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.”

1 Kings 19:5 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 19:5 in Context — 1 Kings 19

3 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer–sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.

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.

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

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.

7 And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.

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What Does 1 Kings 19:5 Mean?

1 Kings 19:5 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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