1Ki 21:27-29 | NASB1995 | STEP | It came about when Ahab heard these words , that he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and fasted , and he lay in sackcloth and went about despondently .

1 Kings 21:27-29

27 It came about when Ahab heard these words, that ^ahe tore his clothes and put ^{▼▼ Lit sackcloth on his flesh}on sackcloth and fasted, and he lay in sackcloth and went about ^{▼▼ Or softly}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 evil in his days, but I will bring the evil upon his house ^din his son’s days.”