1 Kings 21:29 ““Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has…”

1 Kings 21:29

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

“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.”

American Standard Version

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 day will I bring the evil upon his house.

Geneva Bible 1599

Seest thou how Ahab is humbled before me? because he submitteth himselfe before me, I will not bring that euill in his dayes, but in his sonnes dayes wil I bring euill vpon his house.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

'Hast thou seen that Ahab hath been humbled before Me? because that he hath been humbled before Me, I bring not in the evil in his days; in the days of his son I bring in the evil on his house.'

Bible in Basic English

Do you see how Ahab has made himself low before me? because he has made himself low before me, I will not send the evil in his life-time, but in his son's time I will send the evil on his family.

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Cross references

“Seest thou”

Jeremiah 7:17 Luke 7:44

Jeremiah 7:17 · BSB

Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

Luke 7:44 · BSB

And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

“Ahab”

Psalm 18:44 Psalm 78:34–37 Exodus 10:3 Psalm 66:3

Psalm 18:44 · BSB

When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.

Psalm 78:34–37 · BSB

When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.

Exodus 10:3 · BSB

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

Psalm 66:3 · BSB

Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

“I will not”

2 Peter 3:9 Micah 7:18 Psalm 86:15 Romans 2:4 Ezekiel 33:10 Ezekiel 33:11

2 Peter 3:9 · BSB

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.

Micah 7:18 · BSB

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?

Psalm 86:15 · BSB

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

Romans 2:4 · BSB

Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

Ezekiel 33:10 · BSB

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?’

Ezekiel 33:11 · BSB

Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you…

“in his son's days”

2 Kings 10:11 2 Kings 9:25 2 Kings 9:26 2 Kings 9:33–37 2 Kings 10:1–7

2 Kings 10:11 · BSB

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.

2 Kings 9:25 · BSB

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 agains…

2 Kings 9:26 · BSB

‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and…

2 Kings 9:33–37 · BSB

“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.

2 Kings 10:1–7 · BSB

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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