²⁷ When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth over his body, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth^(A) and walked around subdued. ²⁸ Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite: ²⁹ “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? I will not bring the disaster during his lifetime,^(B) because he has humbled himself before Me. I will bring the disaster on his house during his son’s lifetime.”^(C)