If you kill ¹  this entire people at once, ²  then the nations that have heard of your fame will say,

And Balak sacrificed bulls and sheep, and sent some ¹  to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.

Joshua conquered the area between Kadesh Barnea and Gaza and the whole region of Goshen, all the way to Gibeon. ¹ 

Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to ¹  Shur, which is next to Egypt.

Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, including a detailed account of how he killed all the prophets with the sword.

David did just as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

And its young ones devour the blood, and where the dead carcasses ¹  are, there it is.”

As when one plows and breaks up the soil, ¹  so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

The one who slaughters a bull also strikes down a man; ¹  the one who sacrifices a lamb also breaks a dog’s neck; ²  the one who presents an offering includes pig’s blood with it; ³  the one who offers incense also praises an idol. ⁴  They have decided to behave this way; ⁵  they enjoy these disgusting practices. ⁶ 

and her daughters ¹  who are in the field will be slaughtered by the sword. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

“Assyria is there with all her assembly around her grave, ¹  all of them struck down by the sword. ² 

I will remove ¹  Moab’s leader; ²  I will kill all Moab’s ³  officials ⁴  with him.” The Lord has spoken!

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats ¹  to murder ²  the Lord’s disciples, went to the high priest

I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; slaughter ¹  and eat!’

In three days, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword ¹  and went to the unsuspecting city ²  and slaughtered every male.

However, Saul and the army spared Agag, along with the best of the flock, the cattle, the fatlings, ¹  and the lambs, as well as everything else that was of value. ²  They were not willing to slaughter them. But they did slaughter everything that was despised ³  and worthless.

When the men ¹  arrived after David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women from all the cities of Israel came out singing and dancing to meet King Saul. They were happy as they played their tambourines and three-stringed instruments. ² 

Elijah told them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Don’t let even one of them escape!” So they seized them, and Elijah led them down to the Kishon Valley and executed ¹  them there.

“‘This is what the Lord says: Egypt’s supporters will fall; her confident pride will crumble. ¹  From Migdol to Syene ²  they will die by the sword within her, declares the sovereign Lord.

Therefore, as surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I will subject you to bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you.