1 Samuel 22:19 meaning and explanation
He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep.
1 Samuel 22:19, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse reports the outcome of Saul's order, carried out by Doeg the Edomite: the entire city of Nob, where the priests had helped David, was destroyed, people and livestock alike. The setting is Saul's deepening suspicion in 1 Samuel 22; his own guards refused to strike priests of the LORD, but Doeg did.
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