1 Samuel 22:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
But the king said, "You will surely die, Ahimelek, you and your whole family."

New Living Translation
“You will surely die, Ahimelech, along with your entire family!” the king shouted.

English Standard Version
And the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house.”

Berean Study Bible
But the king replied, “You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!”

New American Standard Bible
But the king said, “You shall certainly die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s household!”

NASB 1995
But the king said, "You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father's household!"

NASB 1977
But the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s household!”

Amplified Bible
But Saul said, “Be assured that you shall die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s household (extended family).”

Christian Standard Bible
But the king said, “You will die, Ahimelech—you and your father’s whole family! ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the king said, "You will die, Ahimelech--you and your father's whole family!"

Contemporary English Version
"Ahimelech," Saul said, "you and your whole family are going to die."

Good News Translation
The king said, "Ahimelech, you and all your relatives must die."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Saul said, "Ahimelech, you and your entire family are going to die."

International Standard Version
The king said, "Ahimelech, you will surely die, you and all your father's family!"

NET Bible
But the king said, "You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father's house!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.

New King James Version
And the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!”

King James 2000 Bible
And the king said, you shall surely die, Ahimelech, you, and all your father's house.

New Heart English Bible
The king said, "You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you, and all your father's house."

World English Bible
The king said, "You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you, and all your father's house."

American King James Version
And the king said, You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you, and all your father's house.

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

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

Darby Bible Translation
And the king said, Thou shalt certainly die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.

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

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

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then the King sayd, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy fathers house.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The king sayde, Thou shalt surely die Ahimelech, thou, & al thy fathers house.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Neuertheles the kynge saide: Ahimelech thou must dye ye death, thou and all thy fathers house.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the king says, “You surely die, Ahimelech, you and all the house of your father.”

Young's Literal Translation
And the king saith, 'Thou dost surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all the house of thy father.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And the king will say, Dying, thou shalt die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king said: Dying thou shalt die, Achimelech, thou and all thy father's house.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the king said, “You shall die a death, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the King said: “You shall certainly die Akhimelek, you and all the household of your father!”

Lamsa Bible
And the king said, You shall surely die, Ahimeleck, you and all your father's house.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the king said: 'Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And king Saul said, Thou shalt surely die, Abimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
















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