Zedekiah’s sons were executed while Zedekiah was forced to watch. ¹  The king of Babylon ²  then had Zedekiah’s eyes put out, bound him in bronze chains, and carried him off to Babylon.

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

does not engage in usury or charge interest, ¹  but refrains ²  from wrongdoing, promotes true justice ³  between men,

He asked them to pray for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he ¹  and his friends would not be destroyed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Saul said, “God will punish me severely if Jonathan doesn’t die!” ¹ 

He captured King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he executed all Agag’s people ¹  with the sword.

Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as a priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem. ¹ 

Although ¹  Herod ²  wanted to kill John, ³  he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.

Now ¹  while Zechariah ²  was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, ³ 

This was according to ¹  the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

He turned them over to the Gibeonites, and they executed them on a hill before the Lord. The seven of them ¹  died ²  together; they were put to death during harvest time – during the first days of the beginning ³  of the barley harvest.

It happened just as he had said ¹  to us – Pharaoh ²  restored me to my office, but he impaled the baker.” ³ 

“But if he hits someone with an iron tool so that he dies, ¹  he is a murderer. The murderer must surely be put to death.

Any man who rebels against what you say and does not obey all your commands will be executed. ¹  But ²  be strong and brave!”

Then Joshua executed them ¹  and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening.

So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and executed Joab; ¹  he was buried at his home in the wilderness.

The king then gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada who went and executed Shimei. ¹  So Solomon took firm control of the kingdom. ² 

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

They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. ¹  There she was executed.