All the people and all Israel realized on that day that the killing of Abner son of Ner was not done at the king’s instigation. ¹ 

David became famous ¹  when he returned from defeating the Arameans ²  in the Valley of Salt, he defeated ³  18,000 in all.

He said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courtyards with corpses. Go!” So they went out and struck people down throughout the city.

When ¹  he saw one of them being hurt unfairly, ²  Moses ³  came to his defense ⁴  and avenged the person who was mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.

and to reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by which the hostility has been killed. ¹ 

He risked his life ¹  when he struck down the Philistine and the Lord gave all Israel a great victory. When you saw it, you were happy. So why would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?”

He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore-fig trees with driving rain.

You ¹  build Zion through bloody crimes, ²  Jerusalem ³  through unjust violence.

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate ¹  him.

The ¹  rest seized his slaves, insolently mistreated them, and killed them.

When Rebekah heard what her older son Esau had said, ¹  she quickly summoned ²  her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is planning to get revenge by killing you. ³ 

Moses said, “You have been consecrated ¹  today for the Lord, for each of you was against his son or against his brother, so he has given a blessing to you today.” ² 

They took captive the women who were in it, from the youngest to the oldest, but they did not kill anyone. They simply carried them off and went on their way.

She asked Elijah, “Why, prophet, have you come ¹  to me to confront me with ²  my sin and kill my son?”

When they approached the Israelite camp, the Israelites rose up and struck down the Moabites, who then ran from them. The Israelites ¹  thoroughly defeated ²  Moab.

Please let the Moabite fugitives live ¹  among you. Hide them ²  from the destroyer!” Certainly ³  the one who applies pressure will cease, ⁴  the destroyer will come to an end, those who trample will disappear ⁵  from the earth.

People will not praise Moab any more. The enemy will capture Heshbon ¹  and plot ²  how to destroy Moab, ³  saying, ‘Come, let’s put an end to that nation!’ City of Madmen, you will also be destroyed. ⁴  A destructive army will march against you. ⁵ 

The soldiers ¹  told him what had been promised, saying, ²  “This is what will be done for the man who can strike him down.”

For six months Joab and the entire Israelite army ¹  stayed there until they had exterminated every male in Edom. ² 

Amon’s servants conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.