1 Samuel 22:16

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

— The Restored Word Bible

Context

14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who faithful among all your servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at your bidding, and is honourable in your house?

15 Did I then begin to enquire of Elohim for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute thing unto his servant, to all the house of my father: for your servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

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

17 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Yahuah; because their hand also 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 Yahuah.

18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn you, 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.

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