“ Cursed is anyone who kills their neighbor secretly.” Then all the people shall say,“ Amen!”

“‘暗中杀人的，必受咒诅！’百姓都要说：‘阿们！’

“‘暗中击杀邻舍的，必受诅咒！’众百姓要说：‘阿们！’

“‘暗中击杀邻舍的，必受诅咒！’众百姓要说：‘阿们！’

‘凡暗杀邻居的必受咒诅！’全体民众要回答说，‘阿们！’

“‘暗中杀害邻舍的，必受咒诅。’众民都要说：‘阿们。’

「『暗中殺人的，必受咒詛！』百姓都要說：『阿們！』

「『暗中擊殺鄰舍的，必受詛咒！』眾百姓要說：『阿們！』

「『暗中擊殺鄰舍的，必受詛咒！』眾百姓要說：『阿們！』

『凡暗殺鄰居的必受咒詛！』全體民眾要回答說，『阿們！』

“‘暗中殺害鄰舍的，必受咒詛。’眾民都要說：‘阿們。’

『「暗中擊殺鄰舍的、必受咒詛」；眾民都要說：「阿們。」

陰擊鄰里者、必受詛、眾民當應曰、阿們、

又曰、陰擊同儕者、當服咒詛、民必群應曰、固心所願。

陰擊人者、必受咒詛、眾民當應曰、阿們、

“ May anyone who kills their neighbor secretly be under the Lord’ s curse.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”

“‘ Cursed be anyone who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And all the people shall say,‘ Amen.’

‘ Cursed is anyone who attacks a neighbor in secret.’ And all the people will reply,‘ Amen.’

‘ The one who secretly kills his neighbor is cursed.’ And all the people will say,‘ Amen!’

‘ Cursed is he who attacks his neighbor in secret.’ And all the people shall say,‘ Amen.’

‘ Cursed is the one who attacks his neighbor secretly.’“ And all the people shall say,‘ Amen!’

Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbor in secret. And all the people shall say, Amen.

‘ The one who secretly kills his neighbor is cursed.’ And all the people will say,‘ Amen!’

Cursed[ be] he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

‘ Cursed is the one who kills his neighbor in private.’ Then all the people will say,‘ Amen!’

‘ Cursed is he who secretly kills his neighbor.’ All the people shall say,‘ Amen.’

“‘ Do not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer, who deserves to die. They are to be put to death.

“‘ Anyone who takes the life of a human being is to be put to death.

“ You shall not murder.

“ Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death.However, if it is not done intentionally, but God lets it happen, they are to flee to a place I will designate.But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately, that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death.

Absalom ordered his men,“ Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits from drinking wine and I say to you,‘ Strike Amnon down,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I given you this order? Be strong and brave.”

In it he wrote,“ Put Uriah out in front where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and die.”So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were.When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of the men in David’s army fell; moreover, Uriah the Hittite died.

But if out of hate someone lies in wait, assaults and kills a neighbor, and then flees to one of these cities,the killer shall be sent for by the town elders, be brought back from the city, and be handed over to the avenger of blood to die.

Joab said to Amasa,“ How are you, my brother?” Then Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.Amasa was not on his guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab plunged it into his belly, and his intestines spilled out on the ground. Without being stabbed again, Amasa died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bikri.

Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites.Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’“ This is what the Lord says:‘ Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity on you. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”

Now when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into an inner chamber, as if to speak with him privately. And there, to avenge the blood of his brother Asahel, Joab stabbed him in the stomach, and he died.