14 And responding to the king, Ahimelech said: 'But who among all your servants is as faithful as David? And he is the son-in-law of the king, and he goes forth at your order, and he is a glory within your house.
15 Did I begin to consult the Lord for him today? May this be far from me! Let not the king suspect this kind of thing against his servant, nor against anyone in all my father's house. For your servant did not know anything about this matter, either small or great.'
16 And the king said, 'You shall die a death, Ahimelech, you and all your father's house!'
17 And the king said to the emissaries who were standing around him: 'You shall turn, and put to death the priests of the Lord. For their hand is with David. They knew that he had fled, and they did not reveal it to me.' But the servants of the king were not willing to extend their hands against the priests of the Lord.
18 And the king said to Doeg, 'You shall turn and rush against the priests.' And Doeg, the Edomite, turned and rushed against the priests. And he massacred, on that day, eighty-five men, vested with the linen ephod.
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