³⁰ And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt.

²⁷ Hearing these words, Ahab, in great grief, put haircloth on his flesh and went without food, sleeping in haircloth, and going about quietly.

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

²⁹ 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.

²⁷ And say, It is the king's order that this man is to be put in prison and given prison food till I come again in peace.