1 Samuel 22:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then the king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests at Nob. And all of them came to the king.”

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BSBPD

“Then the king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests at Nob. And all of them came to the king.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the king sendeth to call Ahimelech son of Ahitub, the priest, and all the house of his father, the priests, who <FI>are<Fi> in Nob, and they come all of them unto the king;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 22:11 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Romans 3:15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

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