1 ¶ And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. See also: Genesis 26:1 Genesis 26:6 Genesis 18:1 2 Chronicles 14:13-14 Psalms 29:8
2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. See also: Genesis 12:15 Genesis 26:7 Genesis 12:11-13 Genesis 20:12 Genesis 26:1
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. See also: Genesis 20:7 Matthew 27:19 Job 33:15 Psalms 105:14 Genesis 28:12
4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? See also: Genesis 18:23-25 2 Samuel 4:11 1 Chronicles 21:17 Genesis 19:24 Genesis 20:6
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. See also: 1 Kings 9:4 Psalms 7:8 Joshua 22:22 2 Kings 20:3 1 Chronicles 29:17
6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. See also: 1 Samuel 25:34 1 Samuel 25:26 Proverbs 21:1 Genesis 31:7 Genesis 35:5
7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine. See also: Job 42:8 1 Samuel 7:5 Hebrews 13:4 2 Samuel 24:17 Numbers 16:32-33
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. See also: Genesis 12:18 Genesis 26:10 Genesis 39:9 Genesis 34:7 Genesis 38:24
10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. See also: Genesis 26:7 Genesis 12:12 Genesis 22:12 Genesis 42:18 Nehemiah 5:15
12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. See also: Genesis 11:29 Genesis 12:13 1 Thessalonians 5:22
13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. See also: Genesis 12:1 Genesis 12:9 Genesis 12:11-20 1 Samuel 23:21 Psalms 64:5
14 ¶ And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. See also: Genesis 12:16 Genesis 12:19-20 Genesis 20:2 Genesis 20:7 Genesis 20:11
15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. See also: Genesis 13:9 Genesis 34:10 Genesis 47:6
16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. See also: Genesis 20:5 Proverbs 27:5 Genesis 24:65 Genesis 26:11 1 Chronicles 21:3-6
17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. See also: James 5:16 Job 42:9-10 Proverbs 15:8 Matthew 21:22 Philippians 4:6
18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife. See also: Genesis 12:17 Genesis 30:2 Genesis 16:2 Genesis 20:7 1 Samuel 1:6