Gen 20:11, 1Ki 5:5, 2Ch 28:13 | ESV | STEP | Abraham said , I did it because I thought , There is no fear of God at all in this place , and they will kill me because of my wife .

c 2 Sam. 7:13; 1 Chr. 17:12; 22:10; 28:6

Genesis 20:11

11 Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, ^a‘There is no fear of God at all in this place, and ^bthey will kill me because of my wife.’

1 Kings 5:5

5 And so I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, ^cas the Lord said to David my father, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.’

2 Chronicles 28:13

13 and said to them, “You shall not bring the captives in here, for you propose to bring upon us guilt against the Lord in addition to our present sins and guilt. For our guilt is already great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.”