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Genesis 20:17

AbimelechAbraham
PrayerSickness and healing

15 And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”

16 And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—

18 for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.

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BSB
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—
KJV
So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
WEB
Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
ASV
And Abraham prayed unto God. And God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants. And they bare children.
DARBY
And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife and his handmaids, and they bore [children].
BLB
And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants, and they bore [children].
ÅB
Og Abraham ba til Gud, og Gud helbredet Abimelek og hans hustru og hans tjenestekvinner, så de fikk barn.
OTB
Da ba Abraham til Gud, og Gud helbredet Abimelek, hans kone og hans kvinnelige slaver, slik at de kunne få barn igjen,
B1930
Og Abraham bad til Gud, og Gud helbredet Abimelek og hans hustru og hans tjenestekvinner, så de fikk barn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • James 5:16

    Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

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  • Job 42:9–10

    So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s request.

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  • Proverbs 15:8

    The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:25

    Brothers, pray for us as well.

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  • Philippians 4:6

    Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

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  • Matthew 21:22

    If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

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  • 1 Samuel 5:11–12

    Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was heavy upon it.

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  • Genesis 20:7

    Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”

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