1 Samuel 22:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

Doeg

1 Samuel 22:9

He fell

Fourscore

1 Samuel 2:30

1 Samuel 3:12

General references

Proverbs 25:26

Bible References

Doeg

Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing by the servants of Saul, said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

He fell

So they conspired against him and at the command of the king they stoned him to death in the court of the house of the Lord.

Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment,

Because he was determined to follow man’s command.

With their wickedness they make the king glad,

And the princes with their lies.

“The statutes of Omri
And all the works of the house of Ahab are observed;
And in their devices you walk.
Therefore I will give you up for destruction
And your inhabitants for derision,
And you will bear the reproach of My people.”

Her princes within her are roaring lions,
Her judges are wolves at evening;
They leave nothing for the morning.

And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, but also when they were being put to death I cast my vote against them.

Fourscore

Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed.

In that day I will carry out against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.

General references

Like a trampled spring and a polluted well
Is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.