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1 Samuel 22:18 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 22 · verse 18
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.1 Samuel 22:18 · King James Version
1 Samuel 22:18 in context
16And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.
17And 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.
18And 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.
19And 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.
20And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fourscoreshᵉmônîymeighty, also eightiethH8084 →
- priestskôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- EdomiteʼĔdômîyan Edomite, or descendants from EdomH130 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- DoegDôʼêgDoeg, an EdomiteH1673 →
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We have seen the progress of David's troubles; now here we have the progress of Saul's wickedness. He seems to have laid aside the thoughts of all other business and to have devoted himself wholly to the pursuit of David.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-19