14. “Your Majesty, none of your officers is more loyal than David!” Ahimelech replied. “He's your son-in-law and the captain of your bodyguard. Everyone in your family respects him.
15. This isn't the first time I've talked with God for David, and it's never made you angry before! Please don't accuse me or my family like this. I have no idea what's going on!”
16. “Ahimelech,” Saul said, “you and your whole family are going to die.”
17. Saul shouted to his bodyguards, “These priests of the Lord helped David! They knew he was running away, but they didn't tell me. Kill them!”But the king's officers would not attack the priests of the Lord.
18. Saul turned to Doeg, who was from Edom, and said, “Kill the priests!”On that same day, Doeg killed eighty-five priests.