Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Kings 21:29

29 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 sons days will I bring the evil upon his house.

i. e. In my presence, and upon my threatning. But this humiliation or repentance of Ahab's was onely external and superficial, arising from the terror of Gods Judgments; and not sincere and serious, proceeding from the Love of God, or a true sense of his sin, or a solemn purpose of amendment of his Life, as appears, because all the particulars of his repentance here, ver. 27. are external and ritual onely; nor is there the least intimation of any one sign or fruit of his true repentance, as that he restored Naboth's Land, or reproved his infamous Wife; but in the very next Chapter you find him returning to his former Vomit, hating and threatning the Lods Prophets, &c.

i. e. The Judgment threatned, both that ver. 19. which was not inflicted upon Ahab with so much ignominy, and with that particular signature of Gods vengeance, that it was to be done in the same place, as it was upon his Son Ioram; and especially that, ver. 21, 22▪ which was wholly suspended until his Sons days.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1+ letters] ▪ Kin. 9. 25.