'Beating' in the Bible

Then, if the guilty person is sentenced to a beating, the judge shall force him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of blows his wicked behavior deserves.

They were having a good time, when suddenly some men of the city, some good-for-nothings, surrounded the house and kept beating on the door. They said to the old man who owned the house, "Send out the man who came to visit you so we can have sex with him."

I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises.

Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.

That servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.

But the one who did not know his master's will and did things worthy of punishment will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.

And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts.

He immediately took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When they saw the commanding officer and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

the commanding officer ordered Paul to be brought back into the barracks. He told them to interrogate Paul by beating him with a lash so that he could find out the reason the crowd was shouting at Paul in this way.