Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear.
The men were very scared.
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, “What have you done to us?
How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin?
You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!”
Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”
Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place.
They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’