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1 Samuel 22:16-18
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
1 Samuel 22:16-18
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
16 The king said, ‘You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house.’ 17 The king said to the guard who stood around him, ‘Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because their hand also is with David; they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me.’ But the servants of the king would not raise their hand to attack the priests of the Lord. 18 Then the king said to Doeg, ‘You, Doeg, turn and attack the priests.’ Doeg the Edomite turned and attacked the priests; on that day he killed eighty-five who wore the linen ephod.
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1 Samuel 22:16-18
New International Version
1 Samuel 22:16-18
New International Version
16 But the king said, “You will surely die, Ahimelek, you and your whole family.(A)”
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(B) to raise a hand to strike the priests of the Lord.
18 The king then ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests.”(C) So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.(D)
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