King James Version
1 Kings 19:8 in the King James Version says “And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mo...” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.”
1 Kings 19:8 · KJV
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. head: Heb. bolster
And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
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“And he arose”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
“in the strength”
H3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce)
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“nights”
H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“of God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
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