Genesis 20:11
And Abraham said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will slay me because of my wife.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
10And Abimelech said to Abraham, What hast thou seen in me that thou hast done this?
12For truly she is my sister by my father, but not by my mother, and she became my wife.
Cross References
Genesis 12:12It shall come to pass then that when the Egyptians shall see thee, they shall say, This is his wife, and they shall slay me, but they shall save thee alive.
Genesis 26:7And the men of the place questioned him concerning Rebekah his wife, and he said, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the place should slay him because of Rebekah, because she was fair.
Job 28:28And he said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom; 1 And to abstain from evil is understanding.
Psalms 36:1A Psalm of David. 1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, 1 Neither be envious of them that do iniquity. 1
Proverbs 2:5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, 1 And find the knowledge of God. 1
Matthew Henry on Genesis 20:9-14
Abimelech's Conduct Towards Abraham. ( b. c. 1898.) 8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. 10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? 11… Read the whole commentary →