Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 21:27
1 Kings 21:27. Ahab—went softly— Went groaning. Houbigant; who observes, that the Hebrew word אט at, is from the Arabic to groan, as a camel when wearied, or falling under its burden. Though Ahab thus assumed the external garb of a penitent, we do not find him produce any of the fruits of sincere repentance; how came God, then, who inspects the heart, and cannot be deceived with external show, to have had any regard to such repentance, and in consequence of it to have revoked, at least in part,... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Kings 21:27
THE REPENTANCE OF AHAB AND GOD'S RECOGNITION OF IT"And it came to pass, when Ahab heard these words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 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.""And went softly" (1 Kings 21:27). "This... read more