Genesis 20:4
Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, Lord, will you put to death an upright nation?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
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Cross References
Genesis 18:23And Abraham came near, and said, Will you let destruction come on the upright with the sinners?
Genesis 20:6And God said to him in the dream, I see that you have done this with an upright heart, and I have kept you from sinning against me: for this reason I did not let you come near her.
2 Samuel 4:11How much more, when evil men have put an upright person to death, in his house, sleeping on his bed, will I take payment from you for his blood, and have you cut off from the earth?
Matthew Henry on Genesis 20:4-8
3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. 4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord , wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? 5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. 6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy… Read the whole commentary →