Homicide
Explore 87 scripture references about homicide from Nave's Topical Bible, spanning 32 books of the Bible with categorized entries, verse text, and cross-references.
What Does the Bible Say About Homicide?
The topic of homicide appears throughout Scripture with 87 references spanning 32 books of the Bible, from 1 John to Romans. Explore the scriptures below to deepen your understanding of what God's Word teaches about this subject.
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-ACCIDENTAL EXO 21:13,28-32; NUM 35:11-15,22-28,32; DEU 4:41-43; 19:2-10; JOS 20:1-9 -FELONIOUS, OR MURDER GEN 4:9-12; 9:5,6; 49:7; EXO 20:13; 21:29-32; NUM 35:16-22,30,31; DEU 5:17; 17:6; 21:1-9; 22:8; 27:24,25; 1KI 21:19; 2CH 24:22; JOB 24:1-25; PSA 5:6; 9:12; 10:2; 26:9,10; 37:32; 38:12; 55:23; 94:3; PRO 1:11,12,15,16; 6:16,17; 12:6; 28:17; ISA 26:21; 59:3,7; JER 2:34; 7:9,10; 19:4; 22:3; EZK 22:9; 35:6; HOS 1:4; 4:1-3; HAB 2:10,12; MAT 5:21,22; 15:19; 19:18; MRK 7:21; 10:19; LUK 18:20; ROM 13:9; GAL 5:19-21; 1TI 1:9; JAS 2:11; 1PE 4:15; 1JN 3:12,15; REV 9:21; 21:8; 22:15 -See CONSPIRACY -See FRATRICIDE -See PARRICIDE -See PATRICIDE -See REGICIDE -See SUICIDE -DAVID'S REPENTANCE FOR, AND CONFESSION OF, THE MURDER OF URIAH PSA 51:1-17 -INSTANCES OF FELONIOUS -By Cain GEN 4:8 -Lamech GEN 4:23,24 -Simeon and Levi GEN 34:25-31 -Pharaoh EXO 1:16,22 -Moses EXO 2:12 -Ehud JDG 3:16-23 -Jael JDG 4:21 -Abimelech JDG 9:5,18,56 -An Amalekite 2SA 1:16 -Abner 2SA 2:18-24 -Joab 2SA 3:24-27; 20:9,10; 1KI 2:5 -Solomon 1KI 2:23-46 -Rechab and Baanah 2SA 4:5-8 -David 2SA 11:14-17; 12:9; PSA 51:14 -Of Amon 2KI 21:23 -Absalom 2SA 13:22-29 -Baasha 1KI 15:27-29 -Zimri 1KI 16:9-11 -Ahab and Jezebel 1KI 21:10-24; 2KI 6:32 -Hazael 2KI 8:15 -Jehu 2KI 9:24-37; 10:1-25 -Athaliah 2KI 11:1 -Of Joash by his servants 2KI 12:20,21 -Menahem 2KI 15:16 -Of Sennacherib 2KI 19:37; ISA 37:38 -Manasseh 2KI 21:16; 24:4 -Jehoram 2CH 21:4 -Joash 2CH 24:21 -Amaziah's soldiers 2CH 25:12 -Nebuchadnezzar JER 39:6 -Ishmael JER 41:1-7 -Ammonites AMO 1:13-15 -Herod the Great MAT 2:16 -Herod Antipas MAT 14:10; MRK 6:27 -Barabbas MRK 15:7; ACT 3:14 -Sanhedrin and Pilate MAT 26; 27 -Sanhedrin ACT 7:54-60 -Herod ACT 12:2,19 -By raping JDG 19:25-28 -PUNISHMENT OF GEN 4:13-15; 9:5,6; 27:43-45; EXO 21:12,14; LEV 24:17; NUM 35:16-21,30-33; DEU 19:11-13; 2SA 12:9-12 -INSTANCES OF THE PUNISHMENT OF MURDERERS -Cain GEN 4:11-15 -David 2SA 12:9,10 -Joab 1KI 2:31-34 -Haman EST 7:10 -The murderer of Saul 2SA 1:15,16 -The murderer of Ish-bosheth 2SA 4:11,12 -The murderers of Joash 2KI 14:5
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What does the Bible say about homicide?
The Bible contains 87 references to homicide across 32 books of the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible organizes these references for in-depth study.
Where is homicide mentioned in the Bible?
Homicide is referenced in 1 John, 1 Kings, 1 Peter, 1 Timothy, 2 Chronicles, and 27 more books. There are 87 total scripture references on this topic.