1 Samuel 22:11Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests who were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
The setting
Gibeah, Israel, ~1020 BC. King Saul's court. A messenger rides to Nob to summon the entire priestly family for interrogation...
The emotion here: clinical dread while recording inevitable tragedy
The original word
qārā' (קָרָא) — to summon urgently, often for judgment or confrontation
Why it matters
Nob was only 2 miles from Jerusalem and served as a priestly sanctuary
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Samuel 22:11
Saul summoned ALL the priests, not just Ahimelech - he planned a massacre
Common misconceptionPeople think this was a routine royal summons, but Saul had already decided to kill them all - this was a death sentence disguised as a meeting.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Samuel 22:11
Bible Genome reading
1 Samuel 22:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Samuel 22:11 comes from the book of 1 Samuel, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include royal summons, impending judgment. Notable phrases: king sent to call Ahimelech.
Emotionally similar
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“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
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“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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