1Sa 22:17-19, Pro 29:12, Isa 32:7, Mat 2:16, Luk 22:63-64 | ESV | STEP | And the king said to the guard who stood about him, Turn and kill the priests of the Lord , because their hand also is with David , and they knew that he fled and did not disclose it to me . But the servants of the king would not put out their hand to strike the priests of the Lord .

f[See ver. 63 above]

1 Samuel 22:17-19

17 And the king said to ^athe guard who stood about him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because their hand also is with David, and they knew that he fled and did not disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king would not put out their hand to strike the priests of the Lord. 18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn and strike the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests, ^band he killed on that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod. 19 And Nob, the city of the priests, he put to the sword; ^cboth man and woman, child and infant, ox, donkey and sheep, he put to the sword.

Proverbs 29:12

12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.

Isaiah 32:7

7 As for the scoundrel— ^dhis devices are evil;
he plans wicked schemes
to ruin the poor with lying words,
even when the plea of the needy is right.

Matthew 2:16

Herod Kills the Children

16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.

Luke 22:63-64

Jesus Is Mocked

63 ^eNow the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. 64 ^fThey also blindfolded him and kept asking him, ^g“Prophesy! ^hWho is it that struck you?”