'Executing' in the Bible

and I have brought in on you a sword, executing the vengeance of a covenant; and ye have been gathered unto your cities, and I have sent pestilence into your midst, and ye have been given into the hand of an enemy.

Let the witnesses be the first to begin executing them, then the rest of the people shall follow. By doing this you will purge evil from among you."

When Israel had completed executing all of the residents of Ai in the open wilderness where they had chased them, and after all of them to the very last of them had been killed by swords, the entire fighting force of Israel returned to Ai and attacked it with swords.

After this, Joshua struck those kings down, executing them, and hanged them on five gallows until sunset.

Joshua then turned back and captured Hazor, executing its king, because Hazor used to be the head of all of those kingdoms.

The Israelis also killed Beor's son Balaam, the occult practitioner, executing him with a sword as one of those killed.

The soldiers in ambush rushed out to attack Gibeah, deploying in force and executing the entire city with swords.

He captured alive Agag king of Amalek, but he completely destroyed all the people, executing them with swords.

And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:

And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them.

The LORD has made himself known, executing judgment. The wicked are ensnared by what their hands have made. Interlude

“When I select an appointed time,I will judge with equity,” [says the Lord].

The LORD continuously does what is right, executing justice for all who are being oppressed.

executing justice for the exploitedand giving food to the hungry.The Lord frees prisoners.

and executing the judgment written against them. This is honor for all the ones he loves. Hallelujah!

Then a trustworthy king will be established; he will rule in a reliable manner, this one from David's family. He will be sure to make just decisions and will be experienced in executing justice.

“Cursed is the one who does the work of the Lord negligently,And cursed is the one who restrains his sword from blood [in executing the judgment of the Lord].

I persecuted this Way, even executing people, and kept tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,

with the power of signs and wonders, [and all of it] in the power of the Spirit. So [starting] from Jerusalem and as far away as Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel [faithfully preaching the good news] of Christ [where it had not before been preached].