He also killed the people of Nob with his sword. Nob was a town where priests lived. Doeg killed its men and women. He killed its children and babies. He also destroyed its cattle, donkeys and sheep.

又用刀将祭司城挪伯中的男女、孩童、吃奶的，和牛、羊、驴尽都杀灭。

又用刀把祭司城挪伯中的男女、孩童和吃奶的都杀了，又用刀杀了牛、羊和驴子。

又用刀把祭司城挪伯中的男女、孩童和吃奶的都杀了，又用刀杀了牛、羊和驴子。

他又把祭司城挪伯的男女老少、牛羊和驴全部杀掉。

又用刀击杀了祭司城挪伯，无论男女，孩童或吃奶的婴儿，牛驴或羊，都用刀杀尽。

并且把祭司城挪伯中无论男女、幼童婴儿都用刀剑击杀了，把牛、驴、羊，也用刀剑击杀了。

又用刀將祭司城挪伯中的男女、孩童、吃奶的，和牛、羊、驢盡都殺滅。

又用刀把祭司城挪伯中的男女、孩童和吃奶的都殺了，又用刀殺了牛、羊和驢子。

又用刀把祭司城挪伯中的男女、孩童和吃奶的都殺了，又用刀殺了牛、羊和驢子。

他又把祭司城挪伯的男女老少、牛羊和驢全部殺掉。

又用刀擊殺了祭司城挪伯，無論男女，孩童或吃奶的嬰兒，牛驢或羊，都用刀殺盡。

他又將祭司城挪伯的人都用刀擊殺：無論是男人女人、是孩童或喫奶的、是牛、驢、或羊、都用刀殺死。

並且把祭司城挪伯中無論男女、幼童嬰兒都用刀劍擊殺了，把牛、驢、羊，也用刀劍擊殺了。

祭司之邑挪伯、男女、童穉、乳子、牛羊及驢、皆刃擊之、

祭司之邑挪伯、男女、童稚、嬰孩、牛羊、及驢、皆擊以刃。

以刃擊祭司之邑挪伯、所有男女童穉嬰孩、以及牛驢羊、皆擊以刃、

He also put to the sword Nob, the town of the priests, with its men and women, its children and infants, and its cattle, donkeys and sheep.

And Nob, the city of the priests, he put to the sword; both man and woman, child and infant, ox, donkey and sheep, he put to the sword.

Then he went to Nob, the town of the priests, and killed the priests’ families— men and women, children and babies— and all the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats.

He also struck down Nob, the city of the priests, with the sword— both men and women, infants and nursing babies, oxen, donkeys, and sheep.

He also struck Nob the city of the priests with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and infants; he also struck oxen, donkeys, and sheep with the edge of the sword.

Also Nob, the city of the priests, he struck with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and nursing infants, oxen and donkeys and sheep— with the edge of the sword.

And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen and asses and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

He also struck down Nob, the city of the priests, with the sword— both men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep.

And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

As for Nob, the city of the priests, he struck down with the sword men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep– all with the sword.

He struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and nursing babies, and cattle and donkeys and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

Now go. Attack the Amalekites. Completely destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare the Amalekites. Put the men and women to death. Put the children and babies to death. Also kill the cattle, sheep, camels and donkeys.’ ”

Then the king sent for the priest Ahimelek, the son of Ahitub. The king also sent for all the men in his family. They were the priests at Nob. All of them came to the king.

But the roar of battle will come against you. All your forts will be completely destroyed. It will happen just as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel in a battle. Mothers and their children were smashed on the ground.

So Saul and the army spared Agag. They spared the best of the sheep and cattle. They spared the fat calves and lambs. They spared everything that was valuable. They weren’t willing to completely destroy any of those things. But they totally destroyed everything that was worthless and weak.

Others lived in Anathoth, Nob and Ananiah.

They set it apart to the Lord to be destroyed. They destroyed every living thing in it with their swords. They killed men and women. They wiped out young people and old people. They destroyed cattle, sheep and donkeys.

Those who have not shown mercy will not receive mercy when they are judged. To show mercy is better than to judge.

Today the Assyrians have stopped at Nob. They are shaking their fists at Mount Zion in the city of Jerusalem.

The city and everything in it must be set apart to the Lord to be destroyed. But the prostitute Rahab and all those with her in her house must be spared. That’s because she hid the spies we sent.

David went to Ahimelek the priest at Nob. Ahimelek trembled with fear when he met him. He asked David,“ Why are you alone? Why isn’t anyone with you?”

Doeg was standing with Saul’s officials. He was from Edom. He said,“ I saw Jesse’s son David come to Ahimelek at Nob. Ahimelek is the son of Ahitub.