Genesis 20:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?”
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“Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, `Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 20:4 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:23Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
- Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
- Genesis 20:6Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
- Genesis 20:17Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—
- 2 Samuel 4:11How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”
- 1 Chronicles 21:17And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”
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