16 But the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s household!” 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]reveal it to me.” But the (B)servants of the king were not willing to put forth 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 that day eighty-five men (D)who wore the linen ephod.

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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 smite
  5. 1 Samuel 22:18 Lit smote