1 Samuel 22:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 22:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 22:16 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 22:16 — KJV
“And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.”
— 1 Samuel 22:16 (KJV)
1 Samuel 22:16 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 22:16
“Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 22:16: shalt, die, father
“And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 22:16: king, shalt, surely
“And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 22:16: king, shalt, surely
“And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. principal...: Heb. house of the father”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 22:16: king, ahimelech, father
“He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord's house. large: Heb. large of spaces”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 22:16: shalt, surely, die
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