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1 Samuel 22:16-18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 22:16-18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
16 But the king said, “You will die, Ahimelech—you and your father’s whole family!”
17 Then the king ordered the guards standing by him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord(A) because they sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they didn’t tell me.”[a] But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to execute the priests of the Lord.
18 So the king said to Doeg, “Go and execute the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite went and executed the priests himself. On that day, he killed 85 men(B) who wore linen ephods.(C)
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- 1 Samuel 22:17 Lit didn’t uncover my ear
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
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