1 Samuel 22:18

18 The king then ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests.”p So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.q

1 Samuel 22:18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn and strike the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod.

1 Samuel 22:18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You do it.” So Doeg the Edomite turned on them and killed them that day, eighty-five priests in all, still wearing their priestly garments.

1 Samuel 22:18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 And the king said to Doeg, “You turn and kill the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck the priests, and killed on that day eighty-five men who wore a linen ephod.

1 Samuel 22:18 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 Then the king ordered Doeg, “Go and kill the priests.” So Doeg the Edomite went and killed the priests. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen holy vest.

1 Samuel 22:18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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 he slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

1 Samuel 22:18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 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.

1 Samuel 22:18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 So the king said to Doeg, “You turn and attack the priests.” Doeg from Edom turned and attacked the priests, and that day he killed 85 men wearing the linen priestly ephod.

1 Samuel 22:18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 So the king said to Doeg, “Go and execute the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite went and executed the priests himself. On that day, he killed 85 men who wore linen ephods.

1 Samuel 22:18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You, Doeg, turn and attack the priests.” Doeg the Edomite turned and attacked the priests; on that day he killed eighty-five who wore the linen ephod.

1 Samuel 22:18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn and attack the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite turned and attacked the priests himself, and on that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.

1 Samuel 22:18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 Then the king ordered Doeg, “You go and strike the priests down.”

So Doeg, the Edomite, went and struck them down. That day he killed 85 men who wore linen aprons.

1 Samuel 22:18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn around and attack the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned around and attacked the priests, and he killed that day eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.

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