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.
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Barnes' Notes
The evil - i. e., the main evil. See 1Ki 21:19 note; and compare 1Ki 22:38 with marginal reference.
Adam Clarke
Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself - He did abase himself; he did truly repent him of his sins, and it was such a repentance as was genuine in the sight of God: He humbleth himself Before Me.
The…
In these verses we may observe,
I. The very bad character that is given of Ahab (Kg1 21:25, Kg1 21:26), which comes in here to justify God in the heavy sentence passed upon him, and to show that…
Cambridge Bible
because he humbleth himself before me These words are left out by the LXX., as are also -upon his house" at the close of the verse.
I will not bring the evil in his days That is, the whole penalty…
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