16And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.


In Context

13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who among all thy servants is so faithful as David, which is the king's son in law, and is taken into thy council, and is honourable in thine house?

15 Have I today begun to inquire 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 knoweth 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 guard that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and did not disclose 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 he slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

1 Samuel 22:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:16But the king said, "You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and your father's whole family."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And the king said: Dying thou shalt die, Achimelech, thou and all thy father's house.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16And the king said, Thou shalt certainly die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16And the king saith, 'Thou dost surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all the house of thy father.'

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16The king said, |You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you, and all your father's house.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And the king said, You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you, and all your father's house.