Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
16 The king said, "Ahimelech, you and all your relatives must die."
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But the king said, “You will surely die, Ahimelek, you and your whole family.”
17 Then he said to the guards standing near him, "Kill the Lord's priests! They conspired with David and did not tell me that he had run away, even though they knew it all along." But the guards refused to lift a hand to kill the Lord's priests.
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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 to raise a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
18 So Saul said to Doeg, "You kill them!" - and Doeg killed them all. On that day he killed eighty-five priests who were qualified to carry the ephod.
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The king then ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests.” So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
19 Saul also had all the other inhabitants of Nob, the city of priests, put to death: men and women, children and babies, cattle, donkeys, and sheep - they were all killed.
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He also put to the sword Nob, the town of the priests, with its men and women, its children and infants, and its cattle, donkeys and sheep.
20 But Abiathar, one of Ahimelech's sons, escaped, and went and joined David.
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But one son of Ahimelek son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled to join David.
21 He told him how Saul had slaughtered the priests of the Lord.
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He told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.
22 David said to him, "When I saw Doeg there that day, I knew that he would be sure to tell Saul. So I am responsible for the death of all your relatives.
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Then David said to Abiathar, “That day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, I knew he would be sure to tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of your whole family.
23 Stay with me and don't be afraid. Saul wants to kill both you and me, but you will be safe with me."
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Stay with me; don’t be afraid. The man who wants to kill you is trying to kill me too. You will be safe with me.”
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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