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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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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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.
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And he looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baked on the hot stones, and a cruse of water. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
Cross-references (9)
Passages linked to 1 Kings 19:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 17:6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
- Matthew 4:11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.
- 1 Kings 17:9-15 “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.” So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her, and said, “Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.” As she was going to get it, he called to her, and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” She said, “As Yahweh your God lives, I don’t have a cake, but a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a jar. Behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.” Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you have said; but make me a little cake from it first, and bring it out to me, and afterward make some for you and for your son. For Yahweh, the God of Israel says, ‘The jar of meal will not run out, and the jar of oil will not fail, until the day that Yahweh sends rain on the earth.’ ” She went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, ate many days.
- Psalms 37:3 Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
- Isaiah 33:16 he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.
- Matthew 6:32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
- Mark 8:2-3 “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. If I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way.”
- John 21:5 Jesus therefore said to them, “Children, have you anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.”
- John 21:9 So when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish and bread laid on it.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 19:6 And he looked, and, behold, [there was]…
1Ki 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.
Ver. 6. There was a cake baken on the coals.] Heb., A cake of coals; that is, hot out of the oven. The angel was not long in bringing of it.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake…
And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baked on the coals,.... Just took off the coals, quite hot. Bochart (q) thinks it should be rendered, "baked on hot stones"; and such was the way of baking cakes in some of the eastern countries; see Gill on Gen 18:6, the stones hereabout might be heated by a supernatural power, and the cake baked on them by an angel; these sort of cakes are in Hebrew called "huggoth", as some pronounce the word, and are said to be now common in Bulgaria, where they are called "hugaces" (r):
and a cruse of water at his head; to drink of in eating the cake; which cruse or pot a learned man (s) thinks was Elijah's, not brought by the angel, only water put into it by him; see Sa1 26:11, and he did eat and drink; but not all that was set before him:
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and laid him down again; to take some more sleep for his greater refreshment.
(q) Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 2. c. 33. col. 528. (r) Busbequius apud Calmet on the word "Bread". (s) Schacchi Elaeochrism. Myrothec. l. 1. c. 44. col. 224.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 6. A cake baken on the coals] All…
Verse 6. A cake baken on the coals] All this seems to have been supernaturally provided.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain A cake baken on the coals - It is…
A cake baken on the coals - It is not implied that Elijah found a fire lighted and the cake on it, but only that he found one of the usual baked cakes of the desert, which form the ordinary food of the Arab at the present day.
At his head - The Hebrew word means simply “the place on which the head lies;” hence, the marginal rendering, “bolster.”
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Cake, baked in a hollow stone, covered with fire.…
Cake, baked in a hollow stone, covered with fire. The Arabs call such cakes, Ridpha. An angel brought this nourishment. (Calmet)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 6. A cake baken on the coals — Baked…
6. A cake baken on the coals — Baked after the manner still common in the East, on smooth stones heated by coals of fire. Whether these provisions were prepared immediately by the angel, or by some traveller whom God led that way, we need not discuss, for either was possible. He who commanded the ravens to feed this prophet at the brook Cherith, might easily have put it into the heart of some passing Arab to leave the cake and the cruse of water at his head as he slept under the rothem shrub.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. and behold, there was] The R.V., following the…
6. and behold, there was] The R.V., following the Hebrew order, puts ‘at his head’ immediately after these words.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) And laid him down.—There is a pathetic touch…
(6) And laid him down.—There is a pathetic touch in the description of the prophet, wearied and disheartened, as caring not to eat sufficiently, and glad, after a morsel eaten, to forget himself again in sleep.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake…
And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake same word as 1Ki_17:13 baken on the coals Heb. a cake of stones, or coals. LXX. ejgkrufiav. The thin, flat bread of the East, especially among the nomadic desert tribes, is constantly baked in a rude oven, constructed in the sand or soft. A little hollow is made; sometimes it is lined with stones to retain the heat; fuel, often the root of the genista, is placed upon it and kindled, and when the sand or stones are sufficiently hot, the embers are raked to one side, and the dough is placed in the oven, where it is sometimes covered with the ashes. Hence the Vulgate calls it subcinericius panis, and a cruse of water at his head i.e. , the place of his head. Marg. bolster. The word is almost used as a preposition. (Cf. 1Sa_19:13 1Sa_26:7) And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. Heb. returned and laid down.
A cake baken on the coals," etc. Not only was the prophet protected, he was provided for by the angel. What a commentary on that verse, "He giveth it to his beloved while they sleep". (Psa_127:2, Hebrews) And does not God give us all food in like manner? While the farmer sleeps, the seed springs and grows up, he knoweth not how. (Mar_4:27) Our Keeper neither slumbers nor sleeps. (Psa_121:4) Observe also how God prepares a table in the wilderness. It is not the first time He has given angels" food in the desert (Psa_78:25; Neh_9:21; Deu_8:16)
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