1 SAMUEL 22:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
And the king said to the guard, Turn and kill the priests of the LORD — Saul's command (*va'yomer hamelekh l'haratzim asher nitzavim alav sup v'hemiyu et kohaney YHWH*) orders the execution of the priests. The designation *kohaney YHWH* (priests of the LORD) emphasizes that these are consecrated men, that Saul's order violates sanctity itself. The *haratzim* (guard) are the royal executioners, men trained in killing.
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