³⁰ “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.

²⁷ and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison^(A) and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely.’”

²⁷ When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth^(A) and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went around meekly.^(B)

²⁸ Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite: ²⁹ “Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled^(C) himself, I will not bring this disaster in his day,^(D) but I will bring it on his house in the days of his son.”^(E)