1 Samuel 22:18

New Living Translation

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.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 24:21

Then the leaders plotted to kill Zechariah, and King Joash ordered that they stone him to death in the courtyard of the Lord’s Temple.

Psalm 78:64

Their priests were slaughtered, and their widows could not mourn their deaths.

Exodus 28:40

“For Aaron’s sons, make tunics, sashes, and special head coverings that are glorious and beautiful.

Proverbs 24:15

Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly, and don’t raid the house where the godly live.

Hosea 5:11

The people of Israel will be crushed and broken by my judgment because they are determined to worship idols.

Hosea 7:3

“The people entertain the king with their wickedness, and the princes laugh at their lies.

Micah 6:16

You keep only the laws of evil King Omri; you follow only the example of wicked King Ahab! Therefore, I will make an example of you, bringing you to complete ruin. You will be treated with contempt, mocked by all who see you.”

Zephaniah 3:3

Its leaders are like roaring lions hunting for their victims. Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time, who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.

1 Samuel 2:18

But Samuel, though he was only a boy, served the Lord. He wore a linen garment like that of a priest.

1 Samuel 2:28

I chose your ancestor Aaron from among all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the priestly vest as he served me. And I assigned the sacrificial offerings to you priests.

1 Samuel 2:36

Then all of your surviving family will bow before him, begging for money and food. ‘Please,’ they will say, ‘give us jobs among the priests so we will have enough to eat.’”