Genesis 4:8

And Cain said to his brother, Let us go into the field: and when they were in the field, Cain made an attack on his brother Abel and put him to death.

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In The King James Version

And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

In Context

7If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.

9And the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I have no idea: am I my brother's keeper?

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Cross References

2 Samuel 3:27And when Abner was back in Hebron, Joab took him on one side by the doorway of the town to have a word with him quietly, and there he gave him a wound in the stomach, causing his death in payment for the death of his brother Asahel.

2 Samuel 14:6And I had two sons, and the two of them had a fight in the field, and there was no one to come between them, and one with a blow put the other to death.

Nehemiah 6:2Sanballat and Geshem sent to me saying, Come, let us have a meeting in one of the little towns in the lowland of Ono. But their purpose was to do me evil.

Psalms 24:3Who may go up into the hill of the Lord? and who may come into his holy place?

Psalms 55:21\55:20\He has put out his hand against those who were at peace with him; he has not kept his agreement.

Proverbs 26:24With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

Matthew Henry on Genesis 4:7-8

6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. God is here reasoning with Cain, to convince him of the sin and folly of his anger and discontent, and to bring him into a good temper again, that further mischief might be prevented. It is an instance of God's patience and condescending goodness that he would deal… Read the whole commentary →

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