The Sword was Used for Punishing Criminals
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1 Samuel 15:33
And Samuel said, As the sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
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Acts 12:2
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
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Letter cli. (AD 413 or 414. )
... in terror sought refuge from his sword within the ... in which so much care had been
used in negotiating ... the 134th) recommending clemency in punishing the Donatists ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter cli a d 413 or.htm

Christ Our Passover
... was separated four days, the ancient allegories used to say ... were put to death by
having a sword pierced through ... your first-born, for God is punishing us for ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/christ our passover.htm

Treatise v. An Address to Demetrianus.
... and rend you." [3407] For when you used often to ... you wonder that God's anger increases
in punishing the human ... prison, you punish them with the sword, with the ...
/.../cyprian/the treatises of cyprian/treatise v an address to.htm

The First Apology of Justin, the Martyr
... what they call gods out of vessels used for vile ... and opponents, putting us to death
or punishing us, as ... hooks, and nation will not lift up sword against nation ...
/.../richardson/early christian fathers/the first apology of justin.htm

Of Civil Government.
... punishing the guilty, protecting the innocent, repressing the seditious ... drawn sword,
to sheath the sword, and keep ... are which may be piously used with reference ...
/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 20 of civil government.htm

Homilies on the Statues.
... Criminals, wretched appearance of at the bar, [873]396. ... gains a loss, [1060]459;
well used welcomed, [1061 ... 1065]477, n.; most such, in punishing their children ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/chrysostom/on the priesthood/homilies on the statues.htm

Regeneration by Faith. Of Repentance.
... are violently smitten with the sword of the ... the external profession, it is used
improperly, and ... God is inexorably rigorous in punishing sacrilegious contempt ...
/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 3 regeneration by faith.htm

Faustus States his Objections to the Morality of the Law and the ...
... word, or by a peculiarity of idiom, anger is used in the ... Or is it the sword that
frightens you ... the wicked; correcting the one as a son, and punishing the other ...
/.../faustus states his objections to.htm

Memoir of John Bunyan
... musket;[40] 'rub up man, put on thy harness.'[41] 'The father's sword in the ... He returned
to his native town full of military ideas, which he used to advantage ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/memoir of john bunyan.htm

Resources
What are the weapons of righteousness in 2 Corinthians 6:7? | GotQuestions.org

What are watchmen in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Why did God have the cherubim guard just the east side of Eden (Genesis 3:24)? | GotQuestions.org

Sword: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Sword

Sword of Judgments

Sword of the Malicious Tongue

Sword of War

Sword used by Gideon

Sword used by Goliath

Sword used by Peter

Sword: David's Army Equipped With

Sword: Made of Plowshares

Sword: Symbolical

Sword: To be Beaten Into Plowshares

Sword: Two-Edged

The Sword in Time of Peace Made Into Plough Shares

The Sword in Time of War, Plough Shares Made Into

The Sword of Deep Mental Affliction

The Sword of False Witnesses

The Sword of Judicial Authority

The Sword of Persecuting Spirit of the Wicked

The Sword of Severe and Heavy Calamities

The Sword of the End of the Wicked

The Sword of the Justice of God

The Sword of the Protection of God

The Sword of the Tongue of the Wicked

The Sword of the Wicked

The Sword of the Word of Christ

The Sword of the Word of God

The Sword of War and Contention

The Sword was Brandished Over the Head

The Sword was One of God's Four Sore Judgments

The Sword was Pointed

The Sword was Thrust Through Enemies

The Sword was Used by Heathen Nations

The Sword was Used by the Jews

The Sword was Used by the Patriarchs

The Sword was Used for Destruction of Enemies

The Sword was Used for Punishing Criminals

The Sword was Used for Self-Defence

The Sword was Used: Sometimes for Self-Destruction

The Sword: (Drawing of) of War and Destruction

The Sword: (Living By) of Rapine

The Sword: (Not Departing from One's House) of Perpetual Calamity

The Sword: (Putting, Into Its Sheath) Peace and Friendship

The Sword: Bright

The Sword: Carried in a Sheath or Scabbard

The Sword: Frequently had Two Edges

The Sword: Glittering

The Sword: Hebrews Early Acquainted With Making of

The Sword: Hurtful

The Sword: Often Sent As a Punishment

The Sword: Often Threatened As a Punishment

The Sword: Oppressive

The Sword: Probable Origin

The Sword: Sharp

The Sword: Sharpened and Furbished Before Going to War

The Sword: Suspended from the Girdle

The Sword: Those Slain By, Communicated Ceremonial Uncleanness

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