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Now Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

2. אבימלך 'ǎbı̂ymelek — Abimelech, “father of the king.”

7. נביא nābı̂y' “prophet,” one who speaks by Go…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A righteous nation. —Knobel has pointed out that there is an allusion here to the fate of Sodom. Though the malady was confined to…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

But Abimelech had not come near her. Though Abraham had deprived himself of his wife, the Lord intervened in time to preserve her unharmed…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But Abimelech had not come near her

Sarah had been put into an apartment in his palace, and not yet admitted to hi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Deceitful conduct will not prosper: it brings ourselves and others into danger. God warns Abimelech of his danger of sin, and his danger of death f…

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