Genesis 20:4

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Abimelech hadn’t come near her, so he asked, “Lord, will you destroy a nation even if it’s innocent?

Cross References

Genesis 19:24

Then the Lord made burning sulfur and fire rain out of heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah.

Genesis 20:5

Didn’t he tell me himself, ‘She’s my sister,’ and didn’t she even say, ‘He’s my brother’? I did this in all innocence and with a clear conscience.”

Genesis 20:6

“Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience,” God said to him in the dream. “In fact, I kept you from sinning against me. That’s why I didn’t let you touch her.

2 Samuel 4:11

How much more ⌞should I reward⌟ wicked men who kill an innocent man on his own bed in his home? The Lord has rescued me from every trouble. I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives, I’ll now seek revenge for his murder and rid the land of you.”

1 Chronicles 21:17

David said to God, “I’m the one who ordered the people to be counted. I am the one who sinned and did wrong. What have these sheep done? Lord my God, let your punishment be against me and my father’s family, but don’t punish your people with a plague.”