1 Samuel 22:18

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.

And the king {H4428} said {H559} to Doeg {H1673}, Turn {H5437} thou, and fall {H6293} upon the priests {H3548}. And Doeg {H1673} the Edomite {H130} turned {H5437}, and he fell {H6293} upon the priests {H3548}, and slew {H4191} on that day {H3117} fourscore {H8084} and five {H2568} persons {H376} that did wear {H5375} a linen {H906} ephod {H646}.

So the king said to Do'eg, "You go around and kill the cohanim!" Do'eg the Edomi went around and fell on the cohanim; that day he killed eighty-five persons wearing linen ritual vests.

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.

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.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • Acts 26:10

    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].

  • Acts 26:11

    And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled [them] to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted [them] even unto strange cities.

  • 1 Samuel 2:18

    But Samuel ministered before the LORD, [being] a child, girded with a linen ephod.

  • Zephaniah 3:3

    Her princes within her [are] roaring lions; her judges [are] evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

  • Exodus 28:40

    ¶ And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.

  • 1 Samuel 3:12

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 3:14

    And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

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