Genesis 26:26 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 26:26

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.”

25 So he ^abuilt an altar there and ^bcalled on the name of the Lord, and he pitched his tent there; and there Isaac’s servants dug a well.

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?”

28 But they said, “We have certainly seen that the Lord ^ais with you. So we said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a¹ covenant with you,

29 that you will do us no harm, since we have not touched you, and since we have done nothing to you but good and have sent you away in peace. ^aYou are now the blessed of the Lord.’ ”

30 ^aSo he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.

31 Then they arose early in the morning and ^aswore an oath with one another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

32 It came to pass the same day that Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.”

33 So he called it¹ Shebah. ^aTherefore the name of the city is² Beersheba to this day.

34 ^aWhen Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

35 And ^athey were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 26:26

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American Standard Version
Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host.

Amplified® Bible
Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzah, one of his friends, and Phicol, his army's commander.

Contemporary English Version
Meanwhile, Abimelech had left Gerar and was taking his advisor Ahuzzath and his army commander Phicol to see Isaac.

Darby English Version
And Abimelech, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phichol the captain of his host, went to him from Gerar.

Good News Bible
Abimelech came from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army to see Isaac.

King James Version
Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

New American Standard Bible
Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with his adviser Ahuzzath and Phicol the commander of his army.

New International Version
Meanwhile, Abimelech had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his personal adviser and Phicol the commander of his forces.

New King James Version
Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath, one of his friends, and Phichol the commander of his army.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with his adviser Ahuzzath and Phicol the commander of his army.

Revised Standard Version
Then Abim'elech went to him from Gerar with Ahuz'zath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army.

Young's Literal Translation
And Abimelech hath gone unto him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phichol head of his host;

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