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KILLED BY THE SWORD

Numbers 31:8

And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

Joshua 13:22

Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.

Judges 9:52-54

[9:52] And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. [9:53] And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull. [9:54] Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

I Samuel 31:4

Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

II Kings 10:21, 25

[10:21] And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another. [10:25] And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

II Kings 11:13, 16, 20

[11:13] And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD. [11:16] And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain. [11:20] And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.

II Kings 19:36-37

[19:36] So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. [19:37] And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

II Chronicles 21:4

Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel .

II Chronicles 32:21

And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. (Sennacherib)

Isaiah 37:37-38

[37:37] So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. [37:38] And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

Acts 12:1-2

[12:1] Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. [12:2] And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. (Herod murder James)