1 Samuel 22:18
16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.
17 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
- KJV
- And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
- WEB
- The king said to Doeg, “Turn and attack the priests!” Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five people who wore a linen ephod.
- ASV
- And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and he slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
- DARBY
- And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall on the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and fell on the priests, and put to death that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod.
- BLB
- And the king said to Doeg, “Turn you and kill the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he himself attacked the priests. And he killed on that day eighty-five men who wore a linen ephod.
- ÅB
- Da sa kongen til Doeg: Gå du fram og hugg ned prestene! Og Doeg, edomitten, gikk fram og hugg ned prestene og han drepte den dag fem og åtti menn som bar lerretslivkjortler.
- OTB
- Da sa kongen til Doeg: "Du vend deg om og angripe prestene!" Så Doeg, edomitten, vendte seg om og angrep prestene, og han drepte den dagen åttifem menn som bar lin-efo.
- B1930
- Da sa kongen til Doeg: Gå du frem og hugg ned prestene! Og Doeg, edomitten, gikk frem og hugg ned prestene og han drepte den dag fem og åtti menn som bar lerretslivkjortler.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 26:10–11
Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
Read in context2 Chronicles 24:21
And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.
Read in contextZephaniah 3:3
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
Read in context1 Samuel 2:18
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
Read in context1 Samuel 3:12–14
In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
Read in context1 Samuel 2:28
And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?
Read in contextMicah 6:16
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
Read in contextHosea 7:3
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
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