Genesis 21:26
“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.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 21Meaning
Abimelech distinguishes his own knowledge from the actions attributed to his servants and notes the absence of an earlier complaint.
Read carefully
The verse reports Abimelech's claim without giving readers independent evidence to reconstruct every detail of responsibility beyond the narrative.
Reflection
Conflict resolution improves when parties clarify what was known, what was communicated, and when a grievance first became explicit.