1 Kings 19:5 (GNV)

Passage

And as he lay and slept vnder the iuniper tree, behold now, an Angel touched him, and said vnto him, Vp, and eate.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 19:3 When he sawe that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which is in Iudah, and left his seruant there.

1 Kings 19:4 But he went a dayes iourney into the wildernesse, and came and sate downe vnder a iuniper tree, and desired that he might die, and sayde, It is now ynough: O Lord, take my soule, for I am no better then my fathers.

1 Kings 19:5 And as he lay and slept vnder the iuniper tree, behold now, an Angel touched him, and said vnto him, Vp, and eate.

1 Kings 19:6 And when he looked about, behold, there was a cake baken on the coles, and a pot of water at his head: so he did eate and drinke, and returned and slept.

1 Kings 19:7 And the Angel of the Lord came againe the second time, and touched him, and sayd, Vp, and eate: for thou hast a great iourney.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "slept", "vnder", "iuniper", "tree", "behold", "angel", "touched", and "said". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "slept" and "vnder", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "But he went a dayes iourney into..." into verse 6's "And when he looked about behold there...", so "slept" and "vnder" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "slept" and "vnder" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.