1 Kings 21:27 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Ahab's repentance resembles that of the Ninevites (Jonah 3:5). It has the same outward signs—fasting and sackcloth—and it has much the …

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

And went softly. —The translation seems correct; the meaning is variously conjectured. The Septuagint (in some MSS.) has “bent down” in so…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Ver. 27 And it came to pass when Ahab heard these words
Delivered in (1 Kings 21:21–24) ,

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Blessed Paul complains that he was sold under sin (Romans 7:14), as a poor captive against his will. But Ahab was willing. He …

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