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

So Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?

Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us."

And Moses said to Aaron, "What did this people do to you that you have brought such a great sin upon them?"

And Joshua said, "Why did you bring trouble on us? The LORD brings trouble on you today." And all Israel stoned him with stones. They burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.

And he said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? What evil is on my hands?

Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.

A great

About three months later Judah was told, "Tamar your daughter-in-law has been immoral. Moreover, she is pregnant by immorality." And Judah said, "Bring her out, and let her be burned."

He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?"

"If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As the LORD lives, the man who has done this deserves to die,

For God shows no partiality.

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

Ought

The sons of Jacob had come in from the field as soon as they heard of it, and the men were indignant and very angry, because he had done an outrageous thing in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, for such a thing must not be done.

She answered him, "No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this outrageous thing.

They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.

General references

So Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?

Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us."

And Moses said to Aaron, "What did this people do to you that you have brought such a great sin upon them?"