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DOEG

(Heb. dōʾēg)

The Edomite chief of Saul’s shepherds who observed David at Nob during David’s flight from Saul. Claiming to be on a royal errand for Saul, David had deceived Ahimelech, the chief priest of Nob, who then permitted David to take both the holy bread from the sanctuary and the sword of Goliath, and consulted the Lord on his behalf (1 Sam. 21:1-9[MT 2-10]; 22:9-10). Doeg informed Saul that Ahimelech had supported David’s flight, whereupon Saul summoned all the priests of Nob to Gibeah, accused them of treason, and then ordered their execution. When Saul’s guards refused, Doeg obediently killed the 85 priests of Nob, except for Ahimelech’s son Abiathar, who escaped and fled to David (1 Sam. 22:6-23). Doeg’s betrayal of David is also mentioned in the superscription to Ps. 52.

Kenneth Atkinson






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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