1 Kings 21:25-29
New American Standard Bible
25 (A)There certainly was no one like Ahab who gave himself over to do evil in the sight of the Lord, [a]because Jezebel his wife incited him. 26 (B)He also acted very despicably in following idols, (C)conforming to everything that the Amorites had done, whom the Lord drove out from the sons of Israel.
27 Yet it came about, when Ahab heard these words, that (D)he tore his clothes and put [b]on sackcloth and fasted, and he lay in sackcloth and went about despondently. 28 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 “Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; I will bring the disaster upon his house (E)in his son’s days.”
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- 1 Kings 21:25 Or whom Jezebel his wife
- 1 Kings 21:27 Lit sackcloth on his flesh
1 Kings 21:25-29
English Standard Version
Ahab's Repentance
25 ((A)There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab, whom Jezebel his wife incited. 26 He acted very abominably in going after (B)idols, as (C)the Amorites had done, whom the Lord cast out before the people of Israel.)
27 And when Ahab heard those words, he (D)tore his clothes and (E)put sackcloth on his flesh and (F)fasted and lay in sackcloth and went about dejectedly. 28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; (G)but in his son's days I will bring the disaster upon his house.”
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