1 Samuel 22:16

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

But the king said, ‘You will die, Ahimelech #– #you and your father’s whole family! ’

Cross References

Proverbs 28:15

A wicked ruler over a helpless people is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.

Acts 12:19

After Herod had searched and did not find him, he interrogated the guards and ordered their execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he realised that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.

Daniel 2:12

Because of this, the king became violently angry  and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 2:5

The king replied to the Chaldeans, ‘My word is final: If you don’t tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be torn limb from limb,  and your houses will be made a rubbish dump.

Esther 3:6

And when he learned of Mordecai’s ethnic identity, it seemed repugnant to Haman to do away with  Mordecai alone. He planned to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews,  throughout Ahasuerus’s kingdom.

1 Kings 19:2

So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, ‘May the gods punish me and do so severely  if I don’t make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow! ’

1 Kings 18:4

and took a hundred prophets and hid them, fifty men to a cave, and provided them with food and water when Jezebel  slaughtered the Lord’s prophets.

1 Samuel 20:31

Every day Jesse’s son lives on earth you and your kingship are not secure. Now send for him and bring him to me #– #he must die! ’

1 Samuel 14:44

Saul declared to him, ‘May God punish me and do so severely  if you do not die, Jonathan! ’

Deuteronomy 24:16

‘Fathers are not to be put to death for their children, and children are not to be put to death for their fathers; each person will be put to death for his own sin.

1 Samuel 22:15

Was today the first time I enquired of God for him?  Of course not! Please don’t let the king make an accusation against your servant or any of my father’s family, for your servant didn’t have any idea  about all this.’

1 Samuel 22:17

Then the king ordered the guards standing by him, ‘Turn and kill the priests of the Lord   because they sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they didn’t tell me.’ But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to execute the priests of the Lord.