17. God heard the boy crying. Then the angel of God called out to Hagar from heaven. He said to her, "What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid. God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.
18. Lift the boy up. Take him by the hand. I will make him into a great nation."
19. Then God opened Hagar's eyes. She saw a well of water. So she went and filled the bottle with water. And she gave the boy a drink.
20. God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and learned to shoot with a bow.
21. While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got him a wife from Egypt.
22. At that time Abimelech and Phicol spoke to Abraham. Phicol was the commander of Abimelech's army. They said, "God is with you in everything you do.
23. Now make a promise to me here while God is watching. Take an oath that you will treat me fairly. Promise that you will treat my children and their children the same way. "I've been kind to you. Now you be kind to me. And be kind to the country where you are living as an outsider."
24. Abraham said, "I promise with an oath that I'll do it."
25. Then Abraham objected to Abimelech about what Abimelech's servants had done. They had taken over a well of water.
26. But Abimelech said, "I don't know who has done this. You didn't tell me. Today is the first time I heard about it."