1 Samuel 22:16-18

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¹⁶ “You shall die, Ahimelech, along with your entire family!” the king shouted. ¹⁷ He ordered his bodyguards, “Kill these priests, for they are allies and conspirators with David; they knew he was running away from me, but they didn’t tell me!”

But the soldiers refused to harm the clergy.

¹⁸ Then the king said to Doeg, “You do it.”

So Doeg turned on them and killed them, eighty-five priests in all, all wearing their priestly robes.