1 Kings 19:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 19:5 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 28:11On 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.
  2. Psalms 34:7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
  3. Psalms 34:10Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
  4. Daniel 8:19and 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.
  5. Daniel 9:21while 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.
  6. Daniel 10:9I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.
  7. Acts 12:7Suddenly 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.
  8. Hebrews 1:14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
  9. Hebrews 13:5Keep 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.”

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