Exodus 21:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

Presumptuously

Slay

Take him

1 Kings 1:50

1 Kings 2:28

2 Kings 11:15

General references

Exodus 20:13

Deuteronomy 27:24

Proverbs 28:17

Bible References

Presumptuously

But the person who does wrong in the pride of his heart, if he is one of you or of another nation by birth, is acting without respect for the Lord, and will be cut off from his people.

This I said to you, but you gave no attention and went against the orders of the Lord, and in your pride went up into the hill-country.

And any man who, in his pride, will not give ear to the priest whose place is there before the Lord your God, or to the judge, is to be put to death: you are to put away the evil from Israel.

When a prophet makes a statement in the name of the Lord, if what he says does not take place and his words do not come true, then his word is not the word of the Lord: the words of the prophet were said in the pride of his heart, and you are to have no fear of him.

But if any man has hate for his neighbour, and waiting for him secretly makes an attack on him and gives him a blow causing his death, and then goes in flight to one of these towns;

And they said to King Solomon, Joab has gone in flight to the Tent of the Lord and is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, make an attack on him.

Keep your servant back from sins of pride; let them not have rule over me: then will I be upright and free from great sin.

For if we do evil on purpose after we have had the knowledge of what is true, there is no more offering for sins,

But specially those who go after the unclean desires of the flesh, and make sport of authority. Ready to take chances, uncontrolled, they have no fear of saying evil of those in high places:

Slay

If in his hate he put a sword through him, or waiting secretly for him sent a spear or stone at him, causing his death;

Cursed is he who takes his neighbour's life secretly. And let all the people say, So be it.

And when Abner was back in Hebron, Joab took him on one side by the doorway of the town to have a word with him quietly, and there he gave him a wound in the stomach, causing his death in payment for the death of his brother Asahel.

And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well, my brother? And with his right hand he took him by the hair of his chin to give him a kiss.

Take him

And Adonijah himself was full of fear because of Solomon; and he got up and went to the altar, and put his hands on its horns.

And news of this came to Joab; for Joab had been one of Adonijah's supporters, though he had not been on Absalom's side. Then Joab went in flight to the Tent of the Lord, and put his hands on the horns of the altar.

Then Jehoiada the priest gave orders to those who were placed in authority over the army, saying, Take her outside the lines, and let anyone who goes after her be put to death with the sword, for he said, Let her not be put to death in the house of the Lord.

General references

Do not put anyone to death without cause.

Cursed is he who takes his neighbour's life secretly. And let all the people say, So be it.

One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.