'Execution' in the Bible

Herod flew into a rage when he learned that he had been tricked by the wise men, so he ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions, who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men.

"Brother will hand brother over for execution, and a father his child. Children will rebel against parents and have them put to death.