'Killing' in the Bible

On that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the killing of Abner son of Ner.

David made a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley.

Ten young men who served as Joab's personal assistants then surrounded Absalom, striking him repeatedly and killing him.

Amasa did not notice the sword that Joab was holding in his hand. Joab stabbed him in the abdomen, spilling his intestines to the ground in a single stroke and killing him. After this, Joab and his brother pursued Bichri's son Sheba.

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to David's aid, striking the Philistine down and killing him. Then David's men took an oath saying, "You will not go out to battle with us again! You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel!"

When the angel extended his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented from his judgment. He told the angel who was killing the people, "That's enough! Stop now!" (Now the Lord's angel was near the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.)