But now, give the woman back to her husband. He is a prophet, and he will pray for you, so that you will not die. But if you do not give her back, I warn you that you are going to die, you and all your people."

But because the king had taken Sarai, the LORD sent terrible diseases on him and on the people of his palace.

and so she said to Abram, "The LORD has kept me from having children. Why don't you sleep with my slave? Perhaps she can have a child for me." Abram agreed with what Sarai said.

Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, "I can't take the place of God. He is the one who keeps you from having children."

Peninnah, her rival, would torment and humiliate her, because the LORD had kept her childless.

So they sent the Covenant Box to Ekron, another Philistine city; but when it arrived there, the people cried out, "They have brought the Covenant Box of the God of Israel here, in order to kill us all!"