The account reads: “As soon as Ahab heard these words, he ripped his garments apart and put sackcloth on his body; and he went on a fast and kept lying down in sackcloth and walking despondently. ”
Piiblis on kirjas: „Kui Ahab kuulis neid sõnu, siis ta käristas oma riided lõhki, pani kotiriide ümber ihu ja paastus; ja ta magas kotiriides ning käis hilju ”.