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So he looked around, and there near his head was a muffin sitting on top of some heated stones, along with a jar of water. Elijah ate and drank and then lay down again. Later, the angel of the Lord came a second time, grabbed him, and said “Get up! Eat! The journey ahead[a] is too difficult for you!” So Elijah[b] got up, ate and drank, and survived on that one meal for 40 days and nights as he set out on his journey to Horeb, God’s mountain.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 19:7 The Heb. lacks ahead
  2. 1 Kings 19:8 Lit. he

He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.

The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty(A) days and forty nights until he reached Horeb,(B) the mountain of God.

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