'Innocent Blood' in the Bible

You must not shed innocent blood in your land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, for that would make you guilty.

In this manner you will purge out the guilt of innocent blood from among you, for you must do what is right before the Lord.

He risked his life 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?"

Your conscience will not be overwhelmed with guilt for having poured out innocent blood and for having taken matters into your own hands. When the Lord has granted my lord success, please remember your servant."

They shed innocent blood -- the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted by bloodshed.

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

They are eager to do evil, quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful; they crush and destroy.

Egypt will be desolate and Edom will be a desolate wilderness, because of the violence they did to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.

So they cried out to the Lord, "Oh, please, Lord, don't let us die on account of this man! Don't hold us guilty of shedding innocent blood. After all, you, Lord, have done just as you pleased."

saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!"