Translations
Then the king turned to his bodyguard: "Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh! They were in league with David — they knew he was a fugitive and never said a word to me." But Saul's servants refused. They would not raise a hand against the priests of Yahweh.
The king said to the runners standing around him: "Turn and kill the cohanim of YHWH — for their hand is also with Dawid, and because they knew he was fleeing and did not tell me." But the servants of the king would not lift their hand to strike the cohanim of YHWH.
And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.