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1 Samuel 22:16

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And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.
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  1. Proverbs 28:15Rank 1 from verse 16
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    15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

  2. 1 Kings 18:4Rank 2 from verse 16
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    4For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

  3. 1 Kings 19:2Rank 3 from verse 16
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    2Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

  4. 1 Samuel 14:44Rank 4 from verse 16
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    44And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.

  5. 1 Samuel 20:31Rank 5 from verse 16
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    31For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.

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1 Samuel 22:16

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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15Did I then begin 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 knew nothing of all this, less or more.

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

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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.

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