17 And (A)the king said to the [a]guards who were attending him, “Turn around and put the priests of the Lord to death, because their hand also is with David and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not [b]inform me.” But the (B)servants of the king were unwilling to reach out with their hands to [c]attack the priests of the Lord. 18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You, turn around and [d]attack the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned around and [e]attacked the priests, and (C)he killed on that day eighty-five men (D)who wore the linen ephod. 19 (E)He also struck Nob the city of the priests with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and infants; he also struck oxen, donkeys, and sheep with the edge of the sword.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 22:17 Lit runners
  2. 1 Samuel 22:17 Lit uncover my ear
  3. 1 Samuel 22:17 Lit fall upon
  4. 1 Samuel 22:18 Lit fall upon
  5. 1 Samuel 22:18 Lit fell upon

17 Then the king ordered the guards at his side: “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because they too have sided with David. They knew he was fleeing, yet they did not tell me.”

But the king’s officials were unwilling(A) to raise a hand to strike the priests of the Lord.

18 The king then ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests.”(B) So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.(C) 19 He also put to the sword(D) Nob,(E) the town of the priests, with its men and women, its children and infants, and its cattle, donkeys and sheep.

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