The King James Version Bible

Genesis 21:11

And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.

Cross References

  1. And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
  2. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
  3. And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
  4. And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
  5. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.