1 Samuel 22:17 - New International Version (Anglicised)

¹⁷ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And the king said to the guard that stood about him, Turn and slay the Lord's priests, because their hand also is with David and because they knew that he fled and did not disclose it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hands against the Lord's priests.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And the king said unto the guard that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of Jehovah; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of Jehovah.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ The king ordered the guards waiting on him: “Go ahead and kill the LORD’s priests because they’ve joined up with David too. They knew he was on the run but didn’t inform me.” But the king’s servants were unwilling to lift a hand to attack the LORD’s priests.

Catholic Public Domain Version

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.

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1 Kings 14:27

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1 Kings 18:4

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2 Kings 10:25

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Exodus 1:17

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Acts 4:19

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1 Samuel 14:45

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1 Samuel 2:31

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1 Samuel 20:33

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1 Samuel 22:13

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1 Samuel 22:16

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1 Samuel 25:17

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1 Samuel 8:11

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