Genesis 20:2

New Living Translation

Abraham introduced his wife, Sarah, by saying, “She is my sister.” So King Abimelech of Gerar sent for Sarah and had her brought to him at his palace.

Cross References

Genesis 12:15

When the palace officials saw her, they sang her praises to Pharaoh, their king, and Sarai was taken into his palace.

Genesis 20:12

And she really is my sister, for we both have the same father, but different mothers. And I married her.

Genesis 21:22

About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. “God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do,” Abimelech said.

Genesis 26:1

A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham’s time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived.

Genesis 26:16

Finally, Abimelech ordered Isaac to leave the country. “Go somewhere else,” he said, “for you have become too powerful for us.”

Genesis 26:7

When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he said, “She is my sister.” He was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “They will kill me to get her, because she is so beautiful.”

2 Chronicles 19:2

Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him. “Why should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord?” he asked the king. “Because of what you have done, the Lord is very angry with you.

2 Chronicles 20:37

Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat. He said, “Because you have allied yourself with King Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy your work.” So the ships met with disaster and never put out to sea.

2 Chronicles 32:31

However, when ambassadors arrived from Babylon to ask about the remarkable events that had taken place in the land, God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and to see what was really in his heart.

Proverbs 24:16

The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.

Proverbs 29:25

Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety.

Proverbs 6:29

So it is with the man who sleeps with another man’s wife. He who embraces her will not go unpunished.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.

Ephesians 4:25

So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.

Colossians 3:9

Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds.