1 Kings 21:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went about meekly.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, when Ahab{H256} heard{H8085} those words,{H1697} that he rent{H7167} his clothes,{H899} and put{H7760} sackcloth{H8242} upon his flesh,{H1320} and fasted,{H6684} and lay{H7901} in sackcloth,{H8242} and went{H1980} softly.{H328}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, when Ahab{H256} heard{H8085}{(H8800)} those words{H1697}, that he rent{H7167}{(H8799)} his clothes{H899}, and put{H7760}{(H8799)} sackcloth{H8242} upon his flesh{H1320}, and fasted{H6684}{(H8799)}, and lay{H7901}{(H8799)} in sackcloth{H8242}, and went{H1980}{(H8762)} softly{H328}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But whan Achab herde these wordes, he rete his clothes, & put a sack cloth on his body, & fasted, and slepte in sack cloth, and wente aboute hanginge downe his heade.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Nowe when Ahab heard those wordes, he rent his clothes, & put sackcloth vpon him and fasted, and lay in sackecloth and went softely.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And it fortuned, that whe Ahab heard those wordes, he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth about his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth & wene bare foote.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It happened, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Hearing these words, Ahab, in great grief, put haircloth on his flesh and went without food, sleeping in haircloth, and going about quietly.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It happened, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He slept in sackcloth and walked around dejected.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 6:30 : 30 When the king heard the woman's words, he tore his clothes. As he was walking on the wall, the people saw that he was wearing sackcloth underneath, next to his skin.
  • Gen 37:34 : 34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son for many days.
  • 2 Sam 3:31 : 31 Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, 'Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.' And King David himself walked behind the bier.
  • 2 Sam 12:16-17 : 16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying on the ground in sackcloth. 17 The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.
  • 2 Kgs 18:37 : 37 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him the words of the Rab-shakeh.
  • Job 16:15 : 15 I have sewn sackcloth over my skin and buried my strength in the dust.
  • Isa 22:12 : 12 In that day the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, called you to weeping, wailing, shaving your heads, and wearing sackcloth.
  • Isa 38:15 : 15 What shall I say? He has spoken to me, and He has done this. I will walk humbly all my years because of this anguish of my soul.
  • Isa 58:5-8 : 5 Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord? 6 Is this not the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loosen the chains of injustice, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and to bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked, clothe them, and do not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood. 8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
  • Joel 1:13 : 13 Put on sackcloth and mourn, you priests; wail, you ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, you who minister to my God, for grain offerings and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.
  • Jonah 3:6 : 6 When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself in sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Kgs 21:28-29
    2 verses
    84%

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

    29 'Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself, I will not bring disaster during his lifetime; but in the days of his son, I will bring disaster on his house.'

  • Isa 37:1
    80%

    1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 6:30
    79%

    30 When the king heard the woman's words, he tore his clothes. As he was walking on the wall, the people saw that he was wearing sackcloth underneath, next to his skin.

  • 2 Kgs 19:1
    79%

    1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Kgs 22:11
    75%

    11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.

  • 2 Chr 34:19
    75%

    19 When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes in distress.

  • 1 Kgs 18:42
    74%

    42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink, but Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel, crouched down to the ground, and put his face between his knees.

  • 1 Kgs 21:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4 Ahab went home sullen and angry because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said when he told him, 'I will not give you my inheritance.' He lay on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.

    5 His wife Jezebel came to him and asked, 'Why are you so upset that you won’t eat?'

  • 2 Kgs 5:8
    74%

    8 When Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent the king this message: 'Why have you torn your clothes? Let Naaman come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.'

  • Jonah 3:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 The people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.

    6 When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself in sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

  • 2 Chr 34:27
    73%

    27 Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and its inhabitants, and because you tore your clothes and wept in My presence, I have heard you,' declares the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 21:24-26
    3 verses
    73%

    24 'Anyone who belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, the dogs will eat; and anyone who dies in the field, the birds of the heavens will eat.'

    25 There was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by his wife Jezebel.

    26 He acted in the most detestable way by following idols, just as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD drove out before the Israelites.

  • 2 Kgs 22:19
    72%

    19 Because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and its inhabitants—that they would become a desolation and a curse—and because you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you, declares the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 18:45-46
    2 verses
    72%

    45 In a short while, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. Ahab mounted his chariot and rode to Jezreel.

    46 The hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

  • 2 Sam 13:31
    71%

    31 The king got up, tore his clothes, and lay on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

  • Neh 9:1
    71%

    1 On the twenty-fourth day of this month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting, wearing sackcloth, and putting dust on their heads.

  • 1 Kgs 21:1
    71%

    1 After these events, there was a vineyard belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite, in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria.

  • Isa 22:12
    71%

    12 In that day the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, called you to weeping, wailing, shaving your heads, and wearing sackcloth.

  • Joel 2:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 Even now, declares the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

    13 Tear open your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and he relents from sending calamity.

  • 1 Kgs 21:15-18
    4 verses
    71%

    15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab, 'Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to sell to you for silver. Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.'

    16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of Naboth’s vineyard.

    17 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

    18 'Get up and go down to meet Ahab, king of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He is now in Naboth’s vineyard, where he has gone to take possession of it.

  • Esth 4:1
    70%

    1 When Mordecai learned about everything that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.

  • 1 Kgs 16:30-31
    2 verses
    70%

    30 But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord, more than all who were before him.

    31 As if it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he also married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him.

  • Dan 9:3
    70%

    3 So I turned my attention to the Lord God, seeking Him in prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

  • 1 Kgs 18:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2 So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. The famine in Samaria was severe.

    3 Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah revered the LORD greatly.)

  • 1 Kgs 20:31-32
    2 verses
    70%

    31 His servants said to him, "We have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and go to the king of Israel; perhaps he will spare your life."

    32 So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads, went to the king of Israel, and said, "Your servant Ben-Hadad says: 'Please let me live.'" The king answered, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."

  • 1 Kgs 21:9
    70%

    9 In those letters she wrote, 'Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.'

  • Esth 4:3
    69%

    3 In every province where the king’s command and decree had reached, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

  • 2 Chr 20:3
    69%

    3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he resolved to seek the LORD. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 21:20
    69%

    20 Ahab said to Elijah, 'So, have you found me, my enemy?' 'I have found you,' he answered, 'because you have devoted yourself to doing evil in the eyes of the LORD.'

  • 1 Kgs 18:9
    69%

    9 But Obadiah said, "What have I done wrong that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to be killed?"

  • 1 Kgs 21:12
    69%

    12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people.

  • Joel 1:8
    69%

    8 Mourn like a young woman dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.

  • Job 1:20
    69%

    20 At this, Job got up, tore his robe, shaved his head, and fell to the ground in worship.

  • Joel 1:14
    69%

    14 Declare a holy fast; proclaim a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.

  • Ezra 9:3
    69%

    3 When I heard this, I tore my garment and my robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down appalled.

  • 2 Sam 1:11
    69%

    11 Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.

  • Ps 35:13
    68%

    13 But when they were ill, I wore sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. My prayer returned to me unanswered.

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