Genesis 20:9-11

Revised Geneva Translation

⁹ Afterward, Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I offended you, that you have brought this great sin on me and on my kingdom? You have done things to me that ought not to be done.”

¹⁰ So Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”

¹¹ Then Abraham answered, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife’s sake.’