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1 Kings 19:5

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3 And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,

4 while he himself traveled on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

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

6 And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.

7 A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”

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BSB
Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
KJV
And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
WEB
He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat!”
ASV
And he lay down and slept under a juniper-tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
DARBY
And he lay down and slept under the broom-bush. And behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise, eat!
BLB
And he lay down and slept under a certain broom tree. And behold this, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise [and] eat.”
ÅB
Så la han seg ned og sov inn under en gyvelbusk; da rørte en engel ved ham og sa til ham: Stå opp og spis!
OTB
Så la han seg ned og sovnet under gyvelbusken; men se, en engel rørte ved ham, og han sa til ham, "Stå opp, spis!"
B1930
Så la han sig ned og sov inn under en gyvelbusk; da rørte en engel ved ham og sa til ham: Stå op og et!

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  • Psalms 34:7

    The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.

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  • Acts 12:7

    Suddenly 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.

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  • Hebrews 13:5

    Keep 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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  • Genesis 28:11–15

    On 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.

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  • Daniel 10:9–10

    I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.

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  • Hebrews 1:14

    Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

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  • Daniel 9:21

    while 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.

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  • Daniel 8:19

    and 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.

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