Genesis 20:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

What hast

A great

Ought

Genesis 34:7

2 Samuel 13:12

Titus 1:11

General references

Genesis 12:18

Genesis 26:10

Exodus 32:21

Bible References

What hast

Then Pharaoh sent for Abram, and said, What have you done to me? why did you not say that she was your wife?

Then Abimelech said, What have you done to us? one of the people might well have had connection with your wife, and the sin would have been ours.

And Moses said to Aaron, What did the people do to you that you let this great sin come on them?

And Joshua said, Why have you been a cause of trouble to us? Today the Lord will send trouble on you. And all Israel took part in stoning him; they had him stoned to death and then burned with fire.

And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?

Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

A great

Now about three months after this, word came to Judah that Tamar, his daughter-in-law, had been acting like a loose woman and was with child. And Judah said, Take her out and let her be burned.

So that no one has more authority in this house than I have; he has kept nothing back from me but you, because you are his wife; how then may I do this great wrong, sinning against God?

And if a man has sex relations with another man's wife, even the wife of his neighbour, he and she are certainly to be put to death.

And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this:

For one man is not different from another before God.

Let married life be honoured among all of you and not made unclean; for men untrue in married life will be judged by God.

Ought

Now the sons of Jacob came in from the fields when they had news of it, and they were wounded and very angry because of the shame he had done in Israel by having connection with Jacob's daughter; and they said, Such a thing is not to be done.

And answering him, she said, O my brother, do not put shame on me; it is not right for such a thing to be done in Israel: do not this evil thing.

By whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped.

General references

Then Pharaoh sent for Abram, and said, What have you done to me? why did you not say that she was your wife?

Then Abimelech said, What have you done to us? one of the people might well have had connection with your wife, and the sin would have been ours.

And Moses said to Aaron, What did the people do to you that you let this great sin come on them?