1 Samuel 22:17

Good News Translation

Then he said to the guards standing near him, “Kill the Lord's priests! They conspired with David and did not tell me that he had run away, even though they knew it all along.” But the guards refused to lift a hand to kill the Lord's priests.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:1

After this, Absalom provided a chariot and horses for himself, and an escort of fifty men.

1 Kings 1:5

Now that Absalom was dead, Adonijah, the son of David and Haggith, was the oldest surviving son. He was a very handsome man. David had never reprimanded him about anything, and he was ambitious to be king. He provided for himself chariots, horses, and an escort of fifty men.

1 Kings 14:27

To replace them, King Rehoboam made bronze shields and entrusted them to the officers responsible for guarding the palace gates.

1 Kings 18:4

and when Jezebel was killing the Lord's prophets, Obadiah took a hundred of them, hid them in caves in two groups of fifty, and provided them with food and water.)

2 Kings 10:25

As soon as Jehu had presented the offerings, he said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them all; don't let anyone escape!” They went in with drawn swords, killed them all, and dragged the bodies outside. Then they went on into the inner sanctuary of the temple,

Exodus 1:17

But the midwives were God-fearing and so did not obey the king; instead, they let the boys live.

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John answered them, “You yourselves judge which is right in God's sight—to obey you or to obey God.

1 Samuel 14:45

But the people said to Saul, “Will Jonathan, who won this great victory for Israel, be put to death? No! We promise by the living Lord that he will not lose even a hair from his head. What he did today was done with God's help.” So the people saved Jonathan from being put to death.

1 Samuel 2:31

Listen, the time is coming when I will kill all the young men in your family and your clan, so that no man in your family will live to be old.

1 Samuel 20:33

At that, Saul threw his spear at Jonathan to kill him, and Jonathan realized that his father was really determined to kill David.

1 Samuel 22:13

Saul asked him, “Why are you and David plotting against me? Why did you give him some food and a sword, and consult God for him? Now he has turned against me and is waiting for a chance to kill me!”

1 Samuel 22:16

The king said, “Ahimelech, you and all your relatives must die.”

1 Samuel 25:17

Please think this over and decide what to do. This could be disastrous for our master and all his family. He is so mean that he won't listen to anybody!”

1 Samuel 8:11

“This is how your king will treat you,” Samuel explained. “He will make soldiers of your sons; some of them will serve in his war chariots, others in his cavalry, and others will run before his chariots.