Genesis 21:26 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And Abimelech said, 'I don't know who has done this thing. You didn't tell me about it, and I hadn't heard about it until today.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Abimelech is genuinely surprised and claims he had no knowledge of whatever wrong had been done until Abraham brought it to his attention.

📚 Historical Context

In the biblical narrative, Abraham had settled in the land of the Philistines, where Abimelech was the king, following a previous incident where Abraham lied about his wife Sarah to avoid trouble. This led to God intervening and the two men making a covenant of peace. Now, Abraham is confronting Abimelech about his servants seizing a well that Abraham had dug, and Abimelech responds that he was unaware of the situation until that very day.

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