Genesis 18:31 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | WEB

He said, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the twenty`s sake."

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

השׂתחיה vayı̂śtachû “bow,” or bend the body as a sign of respect to God or man. The attitude varies from a slight inclinati…

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

He went no farther than to plead that Sodom might be spared if ten righteous persons could be found in it. I have heard some say that it was a pity…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And he said, behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto
the Lord (See Gill on Genesis 18:27):

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Here is the first solemn prayer on record in the Bible; and it is a prayer for the sparing of Sodom. Abraham prayed earnestly that Sodom might be s…

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