1 Samuel 22:17

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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.

Cross References

Exodus 1:17

The midwives, however, feared God  and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them;  they let the boys live.

1 Samuel 14:45

But the people said to Saul, ‘Must Jonathan die? He accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel! No, as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground,  for he worked with God’s help today.’  So the people redeemed Jonathan, and he did not die.

Acts 4:19

Peter and John answered them, ‘Whether it’s right in the sight of God for us to listen to you rather than to God, you decide;

2 Kings 10:25

When he finished offering the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, ‘Go in and kill them. Don’t let anyone out.’  So they struck them down with the sword. Then the guards and officers threw the bodies out and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.

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 Kings 1:5

Adonijah son of Haggith  kept exalting himself, saying, ‘I will be king! ’ He prepared chariots, cavalry, and fifty men to run ahead of him.  ,

2 Samuel 15:1

After this, Absalom got himself a chariot, horses, and fifty men to run before him.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now consider carefully  what you should do, because there is certain to be trouble for our master and his entire family. He is such a worthless fool nobody can talk to him! ’

1 Samuel 22:13

Saul asked him, ‘Why did you and Jesse’s son conspire against me? You gave him bread and a sword and enquired of God for him, so he could rise up against me and wait in ambush, as is the case today.’

1 Samuel 20:33

Then Saul threw his spear at Jonathan to kill him,  so he knew that his father was determined to kill David.

1 Samuel 8:11

He said, ‘These are the rights of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and put them to his use in his chariots, on his horses, or running in front of his chariots.

1 Samuel 2:31

Look, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your forefather’s family, so that none in your family will reach old age.

1 Samuel 22:16

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

1 Kings 14:27

King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and committed them into the care of the captains of the guards  , who protected the entrance to the king’s palace.