1 Kings 21:29

Mercy and compassion Repentance Humility God's presence

²⁷ When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.

²⁸ Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:

“Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”
KJV: Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.
WEB: “See how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but I will bring the evil on his house in his son’s day.”
ASV: Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in his son`s days will I bring the evil upon his house.
DARBY: Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
BLB: “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because that he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity in his days; in the days of his son I will bring the calamity on his house.”

ÅB: Har du sett at Akab har ydmyket seg for meg? Fordi han har ydmyket seg for meg, vil jeg ikke la ulykken komme i hans dager, men i hans sønns dager vil jeg la ulykken komme over hans hus.
OTB: "Har du lagt merke til hvordan Akab har ydmyket seg for Meg? Fordi han har ydmyket seg, vil jeg ikke bringe ulykken i hans levetid. Jeg vil bringe den over hans hus i hans sønns dager."
B1930: Har du sett at Akab har ydmyket sig for mig? Fordi han har ydmyket sig for mig, vil jeg ikke la ulykken komme i hans dager, men i hans sønns dager vil jeg la ulykken komme over hans hus.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
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Micah 7:18
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
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2 Kings 9:25–26
And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him:
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Psalms 86:15
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
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2 Kings 9:33–10:7
“Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot.
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Psalms 18:44
When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
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2 Kings 10:11
So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor.
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Ezekiel 33:10–11
Now as for you, son of man, tell the house of Israel that this is what they have said: ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy upon us, and we are wasting away because of them! How can we live?’
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