King James Version
1 Samuel 22:16 in the King James Version says “And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.”
1 Samuel 22:16 · KJV
Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?
Did I then begin to enquire 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. less: Heb. little or great
And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
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. footmen: or, guard: Heb. runners
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 slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“thou and all thy father's”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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