Genesis 12:17

Good News Translation (US Version)

But because the king had taken Sarai, the Lord sent terrible diseases on him and on the people of his palace.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 16:21

But God let no one oppress them; to protect them, he warned the kings:

1 Chronicles 21:22

David said to him, “Sell me your threshing place, so that I can build an altar to the Lord, to stop the epidemic. I'll give you the full price.”

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage is to be honored by all, and husbands and wives must be faithful to each other. God will judge those who are immoral and those who commit adultery.

Job 34:19

He does not take the side of rulers nor favor the rich over the poor, for he created everyone.

Genesis 20:3

One night God appeared to him in a dream and said, “You are going to die, because you have taken this woman; she is already married.”

Genesis 20:17

Because of what had happened to Sarah, Abraham's wife, the Lord had made it impossible for any woman in Abimelech's palace to have children. So Abraham prayed for Abimelech, and God healed him. He also healed his wife and his slave women, so that they could have children.