19. I have chosen him so he would command his children and his descendants to live the way the Lord wants them to, to live right and be fair. Then I, the Lord, will give Abraham what I promised him.”
20. Then the Lord said, “I have heard many complaints against the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. They are very evil.
21. I will go down and see if they are as bad as I have heard. If not, I will know.”