36 occurrences in 12 translations

'Killed' in the Bible

So I stood over him and killed him because I knew that after he had fallen he couldn’t survive. I took the crown that was on his head and the armband that was on his arm, and I’ve brought them here to my lord.”

Verse ConceptsBraceletsHeadsHead coveringOrnamentsKilling Kings

Then David called out to one of his young men and ordered him, "Go up to him and cut him down!" So he attacked him and killed him.

Verse ConceptsKings Summoning

For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood is on your own head because your own mouth testified against you by saying, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’”

Verse ConceptsBlood, Figurative UseHeadsThe Lord's AnointedKilling KingsWitness Against Oneselftraitors

Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon.

Verse ConceptsWhy People Did ThingsKilling Named Individuals

They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed in his bedroom and stabbed and killed him. Then they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled by way of the Arabah all night.

Verse ConceptsBedroomsBeheadingWalking All NightBeds

when the man who told me "Look! Saul is dead!' thought he was bringing me good news, I arrested him and had him killed at Ziklag as the reward I gave him for his news.

Verse ConceptsNewsGood News

How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous man in his own house on his bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hand and destroy you from the earth?”

Verse ConceptsBeds

So David gave orders to the young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took Ish-bosheth’s head and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.

Verse ConceptsGallowsHangingPunishment, Legal Aspects OfMutilationPoolsDisfigurementSkullsCutting Off Hands And FeetAnother's Burial PlacePeople Hung To DeathKilling Named Individuals

The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, he killed him on the spot for his negligence. He died right there beside the ark of God.

Verse ConceptsDeath penaltyAnger Of God, CausesGod's Intolerance Of EvilRetributionAnger Of God, Examples OfGod KillingGod Killing IndividualsError

David flew into a rage because the LORD had killed Uzzah. That's why that place is called Perez-uzzah to this day.

Verse ConceptsAngry PeopleGiven Names To This Day

When Arameans came from Damascus to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And UpGroups HelpingNumbers Of Foreigners Killedsyria

But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed 700 of their charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach commander of their army, who died there.

Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine HundredForty Thousand And UpPeoples Who Fled

In the message, he wrote: "Assign Uriah to the most difficult fighting at the battle front, and then withdraw from him so that he will be struck down and killed."

Verse ConceptsBetrayalTreachery

Who killed Jerubbesheth's son Abimelech? Didn't a woman kill him by throwing an upper millstone on him from the wall at Thebez? Why did you go so close to the wall?' then tell him, "Your servant Uriah the Hittite also died.'"

Verse ConceptsMillstonesBeing Killed By A RockKilling Named Individuals

Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

Verse ConceptsForgettingevil, believers' responses toSanctity Of LifeSuffering, Causes OfWord Of GodKilling Named IndividualsTransferring Wives

While they were still on their way, the following report reached David: "Absalom has killed all the king's sons; not one of them is left!"

Verse ConceptsRumoursNo SurvivorsKilling Sons And Daughters

But Jonadab, son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the young men, the king’s sons, because only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this ever since the day Amnon disgraced his sister Tamar.

Verse ConceptsPrincesNamed SistersKilling Named IndividualsHalf brothers

“Your servant had two sons. They were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyTwo SonsKilling Brothers

Now the whole clan has risen up against your servant and said, ‘Hand over the one who killed his brother so we may put him to death for the life of the brother he murdered. We will destroy the heir!’ They would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on earth.”

Verse ConceptsCoal, Metaphorical UseNo SurvivorsHanding Over PeopleExtinguishingNames Blotted OutDeath Penalty For Killing

The army of Israel was defeated there by David's men. The slaughter there was great that day -- 20,000 soldiers were killed.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And UpKilling IsraelitesDefeat Of God's People

and 10 young men who were Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

Verse ConceptsTen People

David answered, “Sons of Zeruiah, do we agree on anything? Have you become my adversary today? Should any man be killed in Israel today? Am I not aware that today I’m king over Israel?”

Verse ConceptsMercy, Examples OfWhat Have We In Common?Enemies Of God

During David’s reign there was a famine for three successive years, so David inquired of the Lord. The Lord answered, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family when he killed the Gibeonites.”

Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfFamine, Examples OfFace Of GodGod's Activity In IsraelAnger Of God, Examples OfThree YearsFound GuiltyFamily Problemssaul

he went and got the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the leaders of Jabesh-gilead. They had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies the day the Philistines killed Saul at Gilboa.

Verse ConceptsSecrecyBonesPeople Hung To Death

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.

Verse ConceptsNot Extinguishing

After this, there was another battle with the Philistines at Gob. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the descendants of the giant.

Verse ConceptsGiantsKilling Named Individuals

Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jaare-oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam.

Verse ConceptsCraftsmenSpearsBeamsKilling Named Individuals

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, son of David’s brother Shimei, killed him.

These four were descended from the giant in Gath and were killed by David and his soldiers.

Verse ConceptsFour People

These are the names of David’s warriors:Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the officers. He wielded his spear against 800 men that he killed at one time.

Verse ConceptsThe Mighty MenSeven To Nine HundredKilling Many People

but Shammah stood his ground in the middle of the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. And the LORD brought about a great victory.

Verse ConceptsSwords

Abishai, Joab’s brother and son of Zeruiah, was leader of the Three. He raised his spear against 300 men and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three.

Verse ConceptsThree To Four HundredThree Hundred And AboveKilling Many People

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons of Ariel of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

Verse ConceptsPitsSnowStrength, HumanChampionsKilling Wild AnimalsDeliverance From LionsCold WeatherHoles In The Ground

He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went down to him with a club, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and then killed him with his own spear.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationSpears

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