1 Samuel 22:17

New American Bible - revised edition

The king then commanded his guards standing by him: “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, for they gave David a hand. They knew he was a fugitive and yet failed to inform me.” But the king’s servants refused to raise a hand to strike the priests of the Lord.

Cross References

Exodus 1:17

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

1 Samuel 14:45

But the soldiers protested to Saul: “Is Jonathan to die, the man who won this great victory for Israel? This must not be! As the Lord lives, not a single hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for God was with him in what he did today!” Thus the soldiers rescued Jonathan and he did not die.

Acts 4:19

Peter and John, however, said to them in reply, “Whether it is right in the sight of God for us to obey you rather than God, you be the judges.

2 Kings 10:25

As soon as he finished offering the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and aides, “Go in and slay them. Let no one escape.” So the guards and aides put them to the sword and cast them out. Afterward they went into the inner shrine of the temple of Baal,

1 Kings 18:4

When Jezebel was slaughtering the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred prophets, hid them away by fifties in caves, and supplied them with food and water.

1 Kings 1:5

Adonijah, son of Haggith, boasted, “I shall be king!” and he provided himself with chariots, horses, and a retinue of fifty to go before him.

2 Samuel 15:1

After this, Absalom provided himself with chariots, horses, and a retinue of fifty.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now, see what you can do, for you must realize that otherwise disaster is in store for our master and for his whole house. He is such a scoundrel that no one can talk to him.”

1 Samuel 22:13

Saul questioned him, “Why have you conspired against me with the son of Jesse by giving him food and a sword and by consulting God for him, that he might rise up against me in ambush, as is the case today?”

1 Samuel 20:33

At this Saul brandished his spear to strike him, and thus Jonathan learned that his father was determined to kill David.

1 Samuel 8:11

He told them: “The governance of the king who will rule you will be as follows: He will take your sons and assign them to his chariots and horses, and they will run before his chariot.

1 Samuel 2:31

Yes, the days are coming when I will break your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no one in your family lives to old age.

1 Samuel 22:16

But the king said, “You shall certainly die, Ahimelech, with all your family.”

1 Kings 14:27

To replace them, King Rehoboam made bronze shields, which he entrusted to the officers of the guard on duty at the entrance of the royal house.