'Striking' in the Bible

The LORD threw the Amorites into a panic right in front of the army of Israel, which then slaughtered many of them at Gibeon. The Israeli army chased them along the road that goes up to Beth-horon, striking them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

When David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him to Saul with the Philistine's head in his hand.

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

I devoured them, striking them down until they could not get up again. They fell beneath my feet.

"But now it's your turn, and you're the one who is worn out! Now it's striking you, and you're dismayed!

At that time, they will worship with sacrifices and offerings, and they will make vows to the LORD and carry them out. The LORD will strike Egypt with a plague, striking but then healing. Then they will turn to the LORD, and he will respond to their pleas and heal them.

"Desecrate my Temple," he told them, "and fill its courtyard with the dead!" So they went out and began striking down people throughout the city.

Look! The Lord will evict her, striking at her power in the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.