John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 19:6

"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." — 1 Kings 19:6 (ASV)

And he looked, and, behold, [there was] a cake baked on the
coals
Just took off the coals, quite hot. Bochart ^F17 thinks it should be rendered, "baked on hot stones"; and such was the way of baking cakes in some of the eastern countries, (See Gill on Genesis 18:6), these sort of cakes are in Hebrew called "huggoth", as some pronounce the word, and are said to be now common in Bulgaria, where they are called "hugaces" ^F18 :

and a cruse of water at his head ;
to drink of in eating the cake; which cruse or pot a learned man ^F19 thinks was Elijah's, not brought by the angel, only water put into it by him; see (1 Samuel 26:11) , and he did eat and drink; but not all that was set before him:

and laid him down again ;
to take some more sleep for his greater refreshment.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F17: Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 2. c. 33. col. 528.
• F18: Busbequius apud Calmet on the word "Bread".
• F19: Schacchi Elaeochrism. Myrothec. l. 1. c. 44. col. 224.