Assassinations

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The meaning of the term assassination:
1. murder of a public figure by a sudden violent attack;

2. The destruction of somebody's reputation by malicious or treacherous means.
eg. character assassination by - attack, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement, blackening, calumny, defamation, defamation of character, defilement, denigration, depreciation, dirt, dirty politics, disparagement, gossip column, juicy morsel, last-minute lie, malicious defamation, malicious gossip, muckraking, mudslinging, mudslinging campaign, name-calling, political canard, revilement, roorback, scandal, scandalmongering, slander, smear, smear campaign, smear word, tidbit, vilification, whispering campaign.

3. murder = execution, slaying - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being; is a kind of homicide; the crime of killing another person deliberately and not in self-defense or with any other extenuating circumstance recognized by law.

The language of Scripture distinguishes less clearly than the modern law between assassination and murder.

The prohibition against killing is all-inclusive, even to suicide, placing the ban not only on deliberate, purposeful slaying (Ex 21:12,14,18), but on all endangering of life through negligence (Dt 22:8) or recklessness (Lev 19:14) or hatred, anger and revengefulness (Lev 19:17).

Punishment of the Act: The Mosaic law presupposes the punishment of all killing of human beings on the ground of Gen 9:6, and repeatedly reiterates it (Ex 21:12,14; Lev 24:17,21; Nu 35:33; Dt 19:11).

The reason assigned being that man is made in the image of God. Hence to slay a man is paramount to lifting the hand against the Creator. And while the degrees of guilt are not indicated by the language, they are closely distinguished by the punishments prescribed. Not only notorious enmity against the slain and deliberate lying-in-wait on the part of the murderer (Ex 21:13; Nu 35:20; Dt 19:4,11), but also the nature of the instrument was taken into account to determine the nature of the crime(Nu 35:16).

Laws prohibiting killing (Deut. 27:24).
"Cursed is the man who kills his neighbor secretly."
Then all the people shall say, "Amen!"
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Each of the 8+8 = 16 people given below(Right Column) were assassinated. Match the killer(s) on the Left Column with the victim.

A. Joab (2 Sam 18:14)................... a. John the Baptist
B. Cain (Genesis 4:8)................... b. Abel
C. Herod (Mat 14:10).................... c. Pekahiah
D. Jehu (2 Ki 9:33)..................... d. Jezebel
E. Jael (Jud 4:21-22)................... e. Absalom
F. Pekah (2 Ki 15:23-25)................ f. Sisera
G. Jehoiada (2 Ki 11:15-16)............. g. Joash
H. Jozacar & Jehozabad (2 Ki 12:20-21).. h. Athaliah

Answers:
A--e, B--b, C--a, D--d, E--f, F--c, G--h, H--g.
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I. Menahem (2 Ki 15:14)...................i. Shallum
J. Ehud (Judg. 3:15-22). ................ j. Amnon
K. Joab (2 Sam. 3:27).................... k. Joash
L. The sons of Rimmon (2 Sam. 4:5-7) .....l. Ish-bosheth
M. Absalom (2 Sam. 13:28,29)..............m. Eglon
N. Joab (2 Sam. 20:9, 10).................n. Amasa
O. His servants (2 Kin. 12:20)............o. Abner
P. His sons (2 Kin. 19:37; Isa. 37:38)....p. Seacherib
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Answers:
Eglon, by Ehud. Abner, by Joab.
Ish-bosheth, by the sons of Rimmon. Amnon, by Absalom.
Amasa, by Joab. Joash, by his servants.
Seacherib, by his sons.