15 Bible Verses about Attempting To Kill Specific People

But the high priests planned to kill Lazarus also,

And while he wanted him killed, he was afraid of the people; for they considered him a prophet.

Herodias felt bitterly toward him and wanted him killed. But she could not bring it about,

When they heard this, they were furious, and wanted to kill them.

After some time had passed, the Jews made a plot to kill him, but Saul found out about the plot. They watched the city gates day and night, in order to kill him,

and spoke boldly for the Lord's cause, talking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews. But they tried to kill him.

They were trying to kill him when the news reached the colonel of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in a tumult.

Now you and the council must suggest to the colonel that he should have Paul brought down to you, as you mean to look into his case more carefully, and we will be ready to kill him before he gets down."

But some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and won the people over, and they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, thinking that he was dead.

In the morning, the Jews made a conspiracy and took an oath not to eat or drink till they had killed Paul.

and they went to the high priests and elders and said to them, "We have taken a solemn oath not to touch anything to eat till we have killed Paul.

But do not let them persuade you, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him, and they have taken an oath not to eat or drink till they have killed him. They are all ready now, and are only waiting to get your promise."

That is why the Jews seized me in the Temple and tried to kill me.

and begged him as a favor to order Paul to come to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.

The soldiers proposed to kill the prisoners, for fear some of them might swim ashore and escape,