1 Samuel 22:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ But the king said, “Ahimelech, you and all your relatives must die!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ [Saul] said, You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father's house.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ But the king said, “You will be executed, Ahimelech—you and all of your father’s household!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And the king said, "You shall die a death, Ahimelech, you and all your father's house!"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And the king said: Dying, thou shalt die, Achimelech. Thou and all thy father's house.

1 Samuel 22:16 Cross References

1 Kings 18:4

One time Jezebel was killing all the Lord’s prophets. So Obadiah took 100 prophets and hid them in two caves. Obadiah put 50 prophets in one cave and 50 prophets in another cave. Then Obadiah brought them food and water.)

1 Kings 19:2

So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah. Jezebel said, “I promise that before this same time tomorrow, I will kill you like you killed those prophets. If I don’t succeed, then may the gods kill me.”

Esther 3:6

Haman had learned that Mordecai was a Jew. But he was not satisfied with killing only Mordecai. Haman also wanted to find a way to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, in all of Xerxes’ kingdom.

Proverbs 28:15

When an evil person rules over weak people, he is like an angry lion or a bear that is ready to fight.

Daniel 2:12

When the king heard that, he became very angry. So he gave an order for all the wise men of Babylon to be killed.

Daniel 2:5

Then King Nebuchadnezzar said to those men, “No! You must tell me the dream. And then you must tell me what it means. If you don’t do these things, then I will give an order for you to be cut into pieces. And I will order your houses to be destroyed until they become piles of dust and ashes.

Matthew 2:16

Herod {\cf2\super [29]} saw that the wise men had fooled him. Herod was very, very angry. So Herod gave an order to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and in all the area around Bethlehem. Herod had learned from the wise men the time \{the baby was born\}. It was now two years from that time. So Herod said to kill all the boys that were two years old and younger.

Acts 12:19

Herod {\cf2\super [239]} looked everywhere for Peter but could not find him. So Herod questioned the guards. Then he ordered that the guards be killed.

Deuteronomy 24:16

“Parents must not be put to death for something their children did. And children must not be put to death for something their parents did. A person should be put to death only for a bad thing that he himself did.

1 Samuel 14:44

Saul said, “I made a promise and asked God to punish me if I didn’t keep my promise! Jonathan must die!”

1 Samuel 20:31

As long as Jesse’s son lives, you’ll never be king and have a kingdom. Now, bring David to me! He is a dead man!”

1 Samuel 22:15

That was not the first time I prayed to God for David. Not at all. Don’t blame me or any of my relatives. We are your servants. I know nothing about what is happening.”

1 Samuel 22:17

Then the king told the guards at his side, “Go and kill the priests of the Lord. Do this because they are on David’s side also. They knew David was running away, but they didn’t tell me!”