15 Bible Verses about Attempting To Kill Specific People

for the chief priests had resolved to put even Lazarus to death;

he would have put him to death, but for fear of the people, who reckoned him a prophet.

which Herodias resented, and form'd a design against his life, but could not execute it;

When they heard that, they were so enraged, they consulted to take away their lives.

A good while after, the Jews conspir'd to kill him: but Saul was appriz'd of their plot. and as they were night and day upon the watch at the gates, in order to kill him,

and he openly preach'd in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Hellenists, who therefore plotted against his life:

as they were busy upon his execution, news came to the commander of the cohort, that the whole city was in an uproar.

if you will move it then to the tribune in the name of the Sanhedrim, to send him here to-morrow, under colour of examining his affair with more solemnity, we shall take care to dispatch him, and make a short end of his journey."

Now some Jews being arriv'd from Antioch and Iconium, work'd so upon the people, that they stoned Paul, and dragg'd him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

when it was day, some Jews, that had form'd a conspiracy, engag'd themselves by an oath, not to eat, or drink, till they had kill'd Paul.

went to the chief priests and senators, and said, "we have bound our selves by oath not to eat till we have slain Paul.

but don't believe them: for above forty of them lie in ambush, having bound themselves by oath not to eat or drink till they have kill'd him: they are already prepar'd, and only wait your answer.

for such a conduct the Jews seiz'd upon me in the temple, designing to assassinate me;

"desiring the favour he might be sent for to Jerusalem." they having prepar'd measures to assassinate him upon the road.

the soldiers propos'd to dispatch the prisoners, for fear any of them should swim for their lives; but the centurion,