1Sa 22:17 | HCSB | STEP | Then the king ordered the guards standing by him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord because they sided with David . For they knew he was fleeing , but they didn’t tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to execute the priests of the Lord .

1 Samuel 22:17

17 Then the king ordered the guards standing by him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord ^a because they sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they didn’t tell me.” ^{▼▼Lit didn’t uncover my ear} But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to execute the priests of the Lord.