Deuteronomy 19:13

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Do not pity him, but purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may go well with you.

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  • 1 Kgs 2:31 : 31 The king said to him, 'Do as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and my father's house the guilt of the blood that Joab shed without cause.
  • Deut 7:2 : 2 and when the LORD your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must devote them to complete destruction. Do not make a covenant with them or show them any mercy.
  • Deut 7:16 : 16 You shall destroy all the nations the LORD your God is giving over to you. Do not look on them with pity, and do not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.
  • Deut 21:9 : 9 So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from among you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.
  • Deut 25:12 : 12 then you shall cut off her hand; show no pity.
  • 2 Sam 21:1 : 1 During the days of David, there was a famine for three years, year after year. David sought the presence of the Lord, and the Lord said, "It concerns Saul and his house, who are guilty of bloodshed, for he killed the Gibeonites."
  • 2 Sam 21:14 : 14 They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin at Zela, in the tomb of Saul's father Kish. They did everything the king commanded. After that, God responded to the prayers for the land.
  • Gen 9:6 : 6 Whoever sheds human blood, by humans will their blood be shed; for in the image of God, God made mankind.
  • Lev 24:17 : 17 Anyone who takes the life of another person must be put to death.
  • Lev 24:21 : 21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a person must be put to death.
  • Num 35:33-34 : 33 Do not pollute the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land; and no atonement can be made for the land that has been defiled by bloodshed except by the blood of the one who shed it. 34 Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell, for I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.
  • Deut 13:8 : 8 whether those gods are nearby or far away, from one end of the earth to the other—
  • Ezek 16:5 : 5 No eye looked on you with pity to do any of these things for you, out of compassion. Instead, you were thrown out into the open field, for you were despised on the day you were born.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 19:10-12
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    10This is to prevent the shedding of innocent blood within the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.

    11But if someone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, attacks him, and strikes him fatally so that he dies, and then flees to one of these cities,

    12the elders of his city shall send for him, take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to be put to death.

  • Deut 21:7-9
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    7and they shall declare, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.

    8LORD, make atonement for Your people Israel, whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the guilt of innocent blood against Your people Israel.’ And the bloodshed will be atoned for.

    9So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from among you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.

  • Deut 19:19-21
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    19you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from among you.

    20Then the rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid, and they will never again commit such an evil thing among you.

    21You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Deut 13:8-9
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    8whether those gods are nearby or far away, from one end of the earth to the other—

    9do not yield to him or listen to him. Show no pity or compassion, and do not shield him.

  • Deut 25:12
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    12then you shall cut off her hand; show no pity.

  • Deut 19:6-7
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    6Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in anger, overtake him because the way is long, and strike him fatally, even though the manslayer does not deserve death, since he had no prior hatred towards his neighbor.

    7This is why I am commanding you: Set apart three cities for yourselves.

  • Ezek 9:5
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    5To the others, he said in my hearing, 'Pass through the city after him and strike down. Do not let your eye spare, and do not show pity.'

  • Deut 17:7
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    7The hands of the witnesses must be the first to put the person to death, and then the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from among you.

  • Deut 7:16
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    16You shall destroy all the nations the LORD your God is giving over to you. Do not look on them with pity, and do not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.

  • Deut 19:2-4
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    2you are to set apart three cities in the midst of the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

    3Prepare roads for yourself and divide your land into three regions, the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that anyone who kills someone may flee there.

    4Now this is the case of the manslayer who may flee there and live: whoever strikes his neighbor unintentionally, without prior malice,

  • Num 35:27
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    27and the avenger of blood finds the offender outside the city and kills them, the avenger shall not be guilty of bloodshed.

  • Deut 19:14
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    14Do not move your neighbor's boundary marker, established by the ancestors, in the inheritance you will receive in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

  • Exod 23:7
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    7Stay far from a false accusation; do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Deut 13:17
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    17Gather all the spoil of that city into its public square and burn the city and all its plunder as a complete offering to the LORD your God. It must remain a ruin forever, never to be rebuilt.

  • Jer 22:17
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    17But your eyes and heart are set only on your dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and violence.

  • Num 35:33
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    33Do not pollute the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land; and no atonement can be made for the land that has been defiled by bloodshed except by the blood of the one who shed it.

  • Josh 20:5
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    5If the avenger of blood pursues them, the city must not hand over the one who committed the killing, because they killed their neighbor unintentionally and without prior hostility.

  • Deut 13:11
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    11Stone him to death because he sought to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

  • Num 35:31
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    31You must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; they must surely be put to death.

  • Num 35:19
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    19The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when they encounter the murderer, the avenger is to put them to death.

  • Num 35:23-24
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    23or if, without seeing them, they drop a stone on someone that could cause death, and the person dies, but there was no enmity or intentional harm between them,

    24then the assembly must judge between the one who caused the death and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.

  • Josh 2:19
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    19If anyone leaves the house, their death will be on their own head, and we will not be guilty. But if harm comes to anyone in your house, we will take the blame.

  • Ezek 9:10
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    10'But as for me, my eye will not spare, nor will I show pity. I will bring their actions back upon their own heads.'

  • 1 Kgs 2:9
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    9However, do not consider him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know what you ought to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.

  • Deut 21:2
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    2then your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance to the surrounding cities.

  • 1 Kgs 2:31
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    31The king said to him, 'Do as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and my father's house the guilt of the blood that Joab shed without cause.

  • Jer 22:3
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    3This is what the LORD says: Practice justice and righteousness. Rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of the oppressor. Do not mistreat or harm the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.

  • 2 Kgs 24:4
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    4And also because of the innocent blood that he had shed, for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to pardon.

  • Exod 21:13-14
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    13But if he did not intend to kill, and it was allowed by God to happen, then I will provide a place where he can flee.

    14However, if someone schemes and acts deliberately to kill his neighbor, you shall take him even from my altar to be put to death.

  • Deut 13:15
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    15then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. If the report is true and confirmed that such a detestable act has been done among you,

  • Ezek 7:4
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    4'I will not look on you with pity or spare you. I will repay you for your conduct and your detestable practices among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.'

  • Prov 28:17
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    17A man burdened with the guilt of bloodshed will flee to the pit; let no one support him.

  • Jer 7:6
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    6if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or follow other gods, bringing harm upon yourselves,

  • Num 35:21
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    21or if in hostility someone strikes another with their hand and the person dies, the one who struck them must be put to death. They are a murderer. The avenger of blood is to execute the sentence when they meet the murderer.

  • Deut 21:21
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    21Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear of it and be afraid.

  • 2 Chr 19:10
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    10Whatever case comes to you from your fellow Israelites living in their cities—whether of bloodshed or other matters of the law, commands, statutes, or decrees—you are to warn them not to sin against the LORD; otherwise, His wrath will come upon you and your people. Do this, and you will not sin.

  • Ezek 35:5
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    5Because you have harbored eternal hostility and delivered the Israelites to the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of their final punishment,

  • Josh 20:3
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    3These cities are to be a place where someone who unintentionally kills another person without malice can flee. They will serve as a refuge from the avenger of blood.