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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 20:9

Gen 20:9 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. Ver. 9. What hast thou done unto us? &c. ] Some warmth must be in a reproof, but it must not be scalding hot. Words of reviling and disgrace, they scald, as it were; but words that tend to stir up the conscience to a due consideration of the fault (as here)... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 20:9

What hast: Genesis 12:18, Genesis 26:10, Exodus 32:21, Exodus 32:35, Joshua 7:25, 1 Samuel 26:18, 1 Samuel 26:19, Proverbs 28:10 a great: Genesis 38:24, Genesis 39:9, Leviticus 20:10, 2 Samuel 12:5, 2 Samuel 12:10, 2 Samuel 12:11, Romans 2:11, Hebrews 13:4 ought: Genesis 34:7, 2 Samuel 13:12, Titus 1:11 Reciprocal: Genesis 31:26 - What Genesis 38:20 - his friend Leviticus 4:2 - which ought 1 Kings 15:26 - in his sin 2 Kings 10:29 - made Israel 2 Kings 17:21 - a great sin 1 Chronicles 21:3 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Genesis 20:9

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.Thou hast done deeds that ought not to be done — Equivocation and dissimulation, however they may be palliated, are very ill things, and by no means to be admitted in any case. He takes it as a very great injury to himself and his family, that Abraham had thus exposed them... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 20:9

9. Abimelech called Abraham The king remonstrated with Abraham “publicly, in the presence of his servants, partly for his own justification in the sight of his dependents, and partly to put Abraham to shame . ” Keil . Mark again the poetic fervour of his words: What hast thou done to us? And what have I sinned against thee? That thou bringest upon me and upon my kingdom A great sin? Deeds which should not be done Hast thou done with me . Abraham seems to have been stunned and... read more

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