1 Kings 21:27 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Kings 21:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 21:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 21:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his body, fasted, lay in sackcloth, and went about despondently.”
1 Kings 21:27 — World English Bible
1 Kings 21:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Kings 21:27 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 21:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it cometh to pass, at Ahab's hearing these words, that he rendeth his garments, and putteth sackcloth on his flesh, and fasteth, and lieth in sackcloth, and goeth gently.”
1 Kings 21:27 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 21:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass when Ahab heard these words, that he rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. ”
1 Kings 21:27 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 21:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nowe when Ahab heard those wordes, he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth vpon him and fasted, and lay in sackecloth and went softely.”
1 Kings 21:27 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 21:27 in Context — 1 Kings 21
25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
27 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.
28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
29 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.
What Does 1 Kings 21:27 Mean?
1 Kings 21:27 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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