Cross Reference 1 SAMUEL 22:17 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

{1 Samuel 22:17} And the king 4428 said 559 z8799 unto the footmen 7323 z8801 that stood 5324 z8737 about x5921 him, Turn, 5437 z8798 and slay 4191 z8685 the priests 3548 of the LORD; 3068 because x3588 their hand 3027 also x1571 [is] with x5973 David, 1732 and because x3588 they knew 3045 z8804 when x3588 he x1931 fled, 1272 z8802 and did not x3808 shew 1540 z8804 y241 x853 it to me. x241 But the servants 5650 of the king 4428 would 14 z8804 not x3808 put forth 7971 z8800 x853 their hand 3027 to fall 6293 z8800 upon the priests 3548 of the LORD. 3068

footmen:
or, guard, Heb. runners, "And he said,ª ° This¹ will be¹ the mannerª of the kingª that¹ shall reignª ° over¹ you: He will takeª °¹ your sons,ª and appointª ° [them] for himself, for his chariots,ª and [to be] his horsemen;ª and [some] shall runª ° beforeª his chariots.ª" {1Sm 8:11} + "And it came to pass¹ after¹ ¹ this,² ¹ that Absalomª preparedª ° him chariotsª and horses,ª and fiftyª menª to runª ° beforeª him." {2Sm 15:1} + "Then Adonijahª the sonª of Haggithª exalted² ° himself,¹ saying,ª ° I¹ will be king:ª ° and he preparedª ° him chariotsª and horsemen,ª and fiftyª menª to runª ° beforeª him." {1Kg 1:5}

slay the priests:
"And Saulª saidª ° unto¹ him, Why¹ have ye conspiredª ° against¹ me, thou¹ and the sonª of Jesse,ª in that thou hast givenª ° him bread,ª and a sword,ª and hast enquiredª ° of Godª for him, that he should riseª ° against¹ me, to lie in wait,ª ° as at this¹ day?ª" {1Sm 22:13} + "And Saulª castª °¹ a javelinª at¹ him to smiteª ° him: whereby Jonathanª knewª ° that¹ it¹ was determined² ¹ of¹ ¹ his fatherª to slayª °¹ David.ª" {1Sm 20:33} + "Now¹ therefore knowª ° and considerª ° what¹ thou wilt do;ª ° for¹ evilª is determinedª ° against¹ our master,ª and against¹ all¹ his household:ª for he¹ [is such] a sonª of Belial,ª that [a man] cannot speakª °¹ to¹ him." {1Sm 25:17} + "For it was¹ [so], when Jezebelª cut offª °¹ the prophetsª of the LORD,ª that Obadiahª tookª ° an hundredª prophets,ª and hidª ° them by fiftyª ª in a cave,ª and fedª ° them with breadª and water.)ª" {1Kg 18:4}

would not:
"And the peopleª saidª ° unto¹ Saul,ª Shall Jonathan² ¹ die,ª ° who¹ hath wroughtª ° this¹ greatª salvationª in Israel?ª God forbid:ª [as] the LORDª liveth,ª there shall not¹ one hairª ¹ of his headª fallª ° to the ground;ª for¹ he hath wroughtª ° with¹ Godª this¹ day.ª So the peopleª rescuedª °¹ Jonathan,² ¹ that he diedª ° not.¹" {1Sm 14:45} + "But the midwivesª ° fearedª °¹ God,ª and didª ° not¹ as¹ the kingª of Egyptª commandedª °¹ them, but savedª °¹ the men childrenª alive.² °" {Exd 1:17} + "And he sentª ° againª ° a captainª of the thirdª fiftyª with his fifty.ª And the thirdª captainª of fiftyª went up,ª ° and cameª ° and fellª ° on¹ his kneesª beforeª Elijah,ª and besoughtª °¹ him, and saidª ° unto¹ him, O manª of God,ª I pray thee,¹ let my life,ª and the lifeª of these¹ fiftyª thy servants,ª be preciousª ° in thy sight.ª ... Behold,¹ there came² ° fire² downª °¹ from¹ heaven,ª and burnt upª °¹ the twoª captainsª of the formerª fiftiesª with their fifties:ª therefore let my lifeª now¹ be preciousª ° in thy sight.ª" {2Kg 1:13-14} + "Butª Peterª andª Johnª answeredª ° and saidª ° untoª them,ª Whetherª it beª ° rightª in the sightª of Godª to hearkenª ° unto youª more¹ thanª ² unto God,ª judge¹ ye.² °" {Act 4:19}