1Sa 22:17 | NASB2020 | STEP | And the king said to the guards who were attending him, “ Turn around and put the priests of the Lord to death , because their hand also is with David and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not inform me.” But the servants of the king were unwilling to reach out with their hands to attack the priests of the Lord .

1 Samuel 22:17

17 And ^athe king said to the ^{▼▼Lit runners}guards who were attending him, “Turn around and put the priests of the Lord to death, because their hand also is with David and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not ^{▼▼Lit uncover my ear}inform me.” But the ^dservants of the king were unwilling to reach out with their hands to ^{▼▼Lit fall upon}attack the priests of the Lord.