2 Samuel 16:8
"The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man."
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- 2 Samuel 1:16
"And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 2:32
"And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah."
Read in chapter → - Judges 9:56
"Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:"
Read in chapter → - Judges 9:24
"That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren."
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 3:28
"And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:"
Read in chapter → - Revelation 16:6
"For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 3:2
"Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah."
Read in chapter → - Acts 28:4
"And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live."
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 21:9
"And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 4:2
"O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah."
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