1-kings 19:6
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baked on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baked on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
American Standard Version (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.
Basic English Translation (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.
Webster's Revision
And he looked, and behold, there was a cake baked on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he ate and drank, and laid himself down again.
World English Bible
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 laid down again.
English Revised Version (ERV)
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.
Definitions for 1-kings 19:6
Clarke's 1-kings 19:6 Bible Commentary
A cake baken on the coals - All this seems to have been supernaturally provided.
Barnes's 1-kings 19:6 Bible Commentary
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."
