11 December 2009

God's Killings in Judges

Here's a summary of God's killings in Judges.
Killing Event Verse Estimated number killed Cumulative total
1 God delivers the Canaanites and Perizzites Judges 1:4 10,000 10,000
2 The Jerusalem Massacre Judges 1:8 1000 11,000
3 Ten Massacres, a wedding, and some God-proof iron chariots Judges 1:9-25 10,000 21,000
4 The LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim Judges 3:7-10 1000 22,000
5 Ehud delivers a message from God: a knife in the belly Judges 3:15-22 1 22,001
6 God delivers 10,000 lusty Moabites Judges 3:28-29 10,000 32,001
7 Barak and God Massacre the Canaanites Judges 4:14 1000 33,001
8 Jael pounds a tent stake through a sleeping man's head Judges 4:18-25 1 33,002
9 God forces Midianite soldiers to kill each other Judges 7:22, Judges 8:10 120,000 153,002
10 A city is massacred and 1000 burn to death because of God's evil spirit Judges 9:23-33 2001 155,003
11 The Ammonite massacre Judges 11:32-33 20,000 175,003
12 Jephthah's daughter Judges 11:32-33 1 175,004
13 The spirit of the Lord comes on Samson and he murders 30 men for their clothes Judges 14:19 30 175,034
14 The Spirit of the Lord comes upon Samson and he kills 1000 men with the jawbone of an ass Judges 15:14-15 1000 176,034
15 Samson's God-assisted act of terrorism Judges 16:27-30 3,000 179,034
16 A Holy Civil War Judges 20:35-37 65,100 244,134

There are other notable killings in Judges that involve God in one way or another. I didn't include them in God's killings since it wasn't entirely clear (to me at least) that God was directly involved. Here are a few posts about these killings.

Let me know if I missed any or if I got some of the numbers wrong.

1 comment:

UNRR said...

This post has been linked for the HOT5 Daily 12/12/2009, at The Unreligious Right