1 Samuel 22:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.”
1 Samuel 22:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 22:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 22:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house.””
1 Samuel 22:16 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 22:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house. ”
1 Samuel 22:16 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 22:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king saith, `Thou dost surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all the house of thy father.'”
1 Samuel 22:16 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 22:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king said, Thou shalt certainly die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house. ”
1 Samuel 22:16 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 22:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the King sayd, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy fathers house.”
1 Samuel 22:16 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 22:16 in Context — 1 Samuel 22
14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?
15 Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.
17 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.
18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
What Does 1 Samuel 22:16 Mean?
1 Samuel 22:16 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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