15 Bible Verses about Attempting To Kill Specific People

But the leading priests made plans to kill Lazarus also,

Now Herod wanted to have him put to death, [but hesitated], fearing the crowd, because they considered John to be a prophet.

Now [because of this] Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but had not been able to.

But when the Jewish officials heard this, they were deeply convicted in their hearts and determined to kill the apostles.

And after a number of days had passed [these] Jews conspired together to kill Saul, but he found out about their plan. And so they watched the gates [of the city] day and night [looking for their chance] to kill him.

preaching boldly in the name of the Lord [and] speaking and arguing with the Greek-[speaking] Jews, but they were out to kill him.

And as they were attempting to kill Paul, the commander of the military unit was informed that the entire city of Jerusalem was rioting.

Therefore, [all of] you, together with the Jewish Council, should notify the commander so that he will bring Paul [back] down to you, as though you wanted to consider his case further. Then we will be ready to kill him, [even] before he comes near [you]."

But Jews came to [Lystra] from Antioch [in Pisidia] and Iconium. When they persuaded the crowds [to reject Paul's message] they stoned him and dragged him out of town, assuming he was dead.

When daylight came, [a group of] Jews conspired together, agreeing under oath that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

They went to the leading priests and [Jewish] elders and told them, "We have bound ourselves under an oath [with serious consequences] to eat nothing until we have killed Paul.

But, do not listen to them, because over forty men have laid a plot and bound themselves under an oath [with serious consequences] neither to eat nor drink [anything] until they have killed him. They are now ready [to carry out the plot] and are just waiting for you to agree [to their arrangement]."

For this reason the Jews grabbed me in the Temple and attempted to kill me.

to do them a favor by having Paul brought [from Caesarea] to Jerusalem, for they were plotting to kill him on the way.

[Meanwhile] the soldiers had decided to kill the prisoners so that none of them would swim away and escape.