David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people. ¹ 

However, he did not execute their sons. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, ¹  “Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do, ²  and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do. ³  A man must be executed only for his own sin.” ⁴ 

In the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar), on its thirteenth day, the edict of the king and his law were to be executed. It was on this day that the enemies of the Jews had supposed that they would gain power over them. But contrary to expectations, the Jews gained power over their enemies.

“Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony ¹  of witnesses; but one witness cannot ²  testify against any person to cause him to be put to death.

The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has fully carried out his intended purposes. In days to come you will come to understand this. ¹ 

refrains from wrongdoing, ¹  does not engage in usury or charge interest, carries out my regulations and follows my statutes. He will not die for his father’s iniquity; ²  he will surely live.

At the testimony of two or three witnesses they must be executed. They cannot be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

But Saul said, “No one will be killed on this day. For today the Lord has given Israel a victory!”

David ¹  brought the bones of Saul and of Jonathan his son from there; they also gathered up the bones of those who had been executed.

The king of Babylon ordered them to be executed ¹  at Riblah in the territory ²  of Hamath. So Judah was deported from its land.

Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

The king of Babylon ordered them to be executed ¹  at Riblah in the territory of Hamath. So Judah was taken into exile away from its land.

But if there is serious injury, then you will give a life for a life,

“Whoever has sexual relations ¹  with a beast must surely be put to death.

He also tore down the tower of Penuel and executed the city’s men.

They executed his miraculous signs among them, ¹  and his amazing deeds in the land of Ham.

He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword. ¹ 

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.

The people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they ¹  made his son Josiah king in his place.

He sacrificed all the priests of the high places on the altars located there, and burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.