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- 2 Samuel 1:10
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So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”
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- 2 Samuel 1:15
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Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.
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- 2 Samuel 1:16
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For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”
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- 2 Samuel 2:7
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Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
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- 2 Samuel 2:23
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But Asahel refused to turn away. So Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
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- 2 Samuel 2:31
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but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.
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- 2 Samuel 3:27
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When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
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- 2 Samuel 3:30
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(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
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- 2 Samuel 3:33
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And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?
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- 2 Samuel 3:37
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So on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.
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- 2 Samuel 4:1
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Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.
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- 2 Samuel 4:7
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They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.
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- 2 Samuel 4:10
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when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
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- 2 Samuel 6:7
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And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.
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- 2 Samuel 8:2
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David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
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- 2 Samuel 9:8
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Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”
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- 2 Samuel 10:1
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Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
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- 2 Samuel 10:18
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But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.
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- 2 Samuel 11:15
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In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”
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- 2 Samuel 11:17
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And when the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of David’s servants fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died.
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- 2 Samuel 11:21
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Who struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If he asks you this, then you are to say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.’”
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- 2 Samuel 11:24
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Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall, and some of the king’s servants were killed. And your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.”
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- 2 Samuel 11:26
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When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.
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- 2 Samuel 12:13
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Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.
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- 2 Samuel 12:14
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Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
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- 2 Samuel 12:18
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On the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to us. So how can we tell him the child is dead? He may even harm himself.”
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- 2 Samuel 12:19
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When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another, he perceived that the child was dead. So he asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” “He is dead,” they replied.
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- 2 Samuel 12:21
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“What is this you have done?” his servants asked. “While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but when he died, you got up and ate.”
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- 2 Samuel 12:23
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But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
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- 2 Samuel 13:28
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Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”
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- 2 Samuel 13:32
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But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
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- 2 Samuel 13:33
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So now, my lord the king, do not take to heart the report that all the sons of the king are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”
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- 2 Samuel 13:39
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And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.
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- 2 Samuel 14:2
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So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
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- 2 Samuel 14:5
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“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
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- 2 Samuel 14:6
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And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.
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- 2 Samuel 14:7
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Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth.”
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- 2 Samuel 14:14
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For we will surely die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life, but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.
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- 2 Samuel 14:32
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“Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”
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- 2 Samuel 16:9
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Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”
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- 2 Samuel 17:23
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When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
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- 2 Samuel 18:3
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But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will not care about us. Even if half of us die, they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better now if you support us from the city.”
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- 2 Samuel 18:15
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And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.
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- 2 Samuel 18:20
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But Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”
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- 2 Samuel 18:33
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The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
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Source alternate reference: 19.1
- 2 Samuel 19:6
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You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!
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Source alternate reference: 19.7
- 2 Samuel 19:10
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But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”
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Source alternate reference: 19.11
- 2 Samuel 19:21
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But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”
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Source alternate reference: 19.22
- 2 Samuel 19:22
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And David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?”
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Source alternate reference: 19.23
- 2 Samuel 19:23
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So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him.
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Source alternate reference: 19.24