1 Kings 19:6

Contextual Overview

¹ And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and as well how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. ¹ When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including the way he had killed all the prophets of Baal. ¹ And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. ¹ King Ahab told Jezebel every thing Elijah had done and how Elijah had killed all the prophets with a sword. ¹ Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, including a detailed account of how he killed all the prophets with the sword. ¹ And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. ¹ Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. ¹Now Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets [of Baal] with the sword. ¹ Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. ¹ Forsothe Achab telde to Jezabel alle thingis whiche Elie hadde do, and how he hadde slayn by swerd alle the prophetis of Baal.

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cake: 1 Kings 17:6, 1 Kings 17:9-15, Psalms 37:3, Isaiah 33:16, Matthew 4:11, Matthew 6:32, Mark 8:2, Mark 8:3, John 21:5, John 21:9

head: Heb. bolster

Cross-References

Judges 19:23
And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, "No, my brothers, do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, do not do this vile thing.

Judges 19:23
And the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, No, my brothers, I pray you, don't do so wickedly; seeing that this man has come into my house, don't do this folly.

Judges 19:23
The old man stepped outside to talk to them. "No, my brothers, don't do such an evil thing. For this man is a guest in my house, and such a thing would be shameful.

Judges 19:23
And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.

Judges 19:23
The owner of the house went outside and said to them, "No, my friends. Don't be so evil. This man is a guest in my house. Don't do this terrible thing!

Judges 19:23
The man who owned the house went outside and said to them, "No, my brothers! Don't do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Don't do such a disgraceful thing!

Judges 19:23
And the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, Nay, my brethren, [nay], I pray you, do not [so] wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly.

Judges 19:23
The man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, No, my brothers, please don't act so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, don't do this folly.

Judges 19:23
Then the man, the master of the house, went out and said to them, "No, my fellow citizens, please do not act so wickedly. Since this man has come to my house [as my guest], do not commit this sacrilege.

Judges 19:23
And the elde man yede out to hem, and seide, Nyle ye, britheren, nyle ye do this yuel; for the man entride in to myn herbore; and ceesse ye of this foli.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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, :-, 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 1 Samuel 26:11, and he did eat and drink; but not all that was set before him:

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 19:6. A cake baken on the coals — All this seems to have been supernaturally provided.