1 Samuel 22:16 “But the king replied, “You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all you…”

1 Samuel 22:16

But the king replied, “You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

The king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house.”

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the King sayd, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy fathers house.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And the king saith, 'Thou dost surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all the house of thy father.'

Bible in Basic English

And the king said, You will certainly be put to death, Ahimelech, you and all your father's family.

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Cross references

“Thou shalt”

Proverbs 28:15 1 Samuel 14:44 1 Samuel 20:31 1 Kings 18:4 1 Kings 19:2 Daniel 2:5

Proverbs 28:15 · BSB

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

1 Samuel 14:44 · BSB

And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”

1 Samuel 20:31 · BSB

For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!”

1 Kings 18:4 · BSB

for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

1 Kings 19:2 · BSB

So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”

Daniel 2:5 · BSB

The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.

“thou, and”

Deuteronomy 24:16 Esther 3:6 Matthew 2:16

Deuteronomy 24:16 · BSB

Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.

Esther 3:6 · BSB

And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.

Matthew 2:16 · BSB

When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had le…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair—not in part or in whole.”

17Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.

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