23 Then he went up from there to Beersheba.

24 And the Lord ^aappeared to him the same night and said, ^b“I am the God of your father Abraham; ^cdo not fear, for ^dI am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for My servant Abraham’s sake.”  ‡

26 Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath, one of his friends, ^aand Phichol the commander of his army.  ‡

27 And Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, ^asince you hate me and have ^bsent me away from you?”  ‡