1 Samuel 22:16-18

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁶ But the king said, “Ahimelech, you and all your relatives must die.” ¹⁷ Then the king told the guards at his side, “Go and kill the priests of the Lord because they are on David’s side too. They knew he was running away, but they didn’t tell me.”

The king’s officers refused to hurt the priests of the Lord. ¹⁸ So the king gave the order to Doeg. Saul said, “Doeg, you go kill the priests.” So Doeg the Edomite went and killed the priests. That day he killed 85 men who were priests.^[a]