- Manasseh:
- "Surely¹ at¹ the commandmentª of the LORDª came¹ [this] upon Judah,ª to removeª° [them] out of¹¹ his sight,ª for the sinsª of Manasseh,ª according to all¹ that¹ he did;ª° ... And also¹ for the innocentª bloodª that¹ he shed:ª° for he filledª°¹ Jerusalemª with innocentª blood;ª which the LORDª wouldª° not¹ pardon.ª°" {2Kg 24:3-4} + "So ye shall not¹ polluteª°¹ the landª wherein¹ ye¹ [are]: for¹ bloodª it¹ defilethª°¹ the land:ª and the landª cannot¹ be cleansedª° of the bloodª that¹ is shedª° therein, but¹¹ by the bloodª of him that shedª° it." {Num 35:33} + "Be merciful,ª° O LORD,ª unto thy peopleª Israel,ª whom¹ thou hast redeemed,ª° and layª° not¹ innocentª bloodª unto thy peopleª of Israel'sª charge.ª And the bloodª shall be forgivenª° them. ... So shalt thou¹ put awayª° the [guilt of] innocentª bloodª from amongª¹ you, when¹ thou shalt doª° [that which is] rightª in the sightª of the LORD.ª" {Deu 21:8-9} + "Also¹ in thy skirtsª is foundª° the bloodª of the soulsª of the poorª innocents:ª I have not¹ foundª° it by secret search,ª but¹ upon¹ all¹ these.¹" {Jer 2:34} + "[If] ye oppressª° not¹ the stranger,ª the fatherless,ª and the widow,ª and shedª° not¹ innocentª bloodª in this¹ place,ª neither¹ walk²°¹ afterª otherª godsª to your hurt:ª" {Jer 7:6} + "And I will causeª° them to be removedª°² into all¹ kingdomsª of the earth,ª because² of¹ Manassehª the sonª of Hezekiahª kingª of Judah,ª for¹ [that] which¹ he didª° in Jerusalem.ª" {Jer 15:4} + "Because¹¹ they have forsakenª° me, and have estrangedª°¹ this¹ place,ª and have burned incenseª° in it unto otherª gods,ª whom¹ neither¹ they¹ nor their fathersª have known,ª° nor the kingsª of Judah,ª and have filledª°¹ this¹ placeª with the bloodª of innocents;ª" {Jer 19:4} + "Andª say,ª° Ifª we had beenª° inª the¹ daysª of ourª fathers,ª we would² notª have beenª°¹ partakersª with themª inª the¹ bloodª of the¹ prophets.ª ... Whereforeª ye be witnessesª° unto yourselves,ª thatª ye areª° the childrenª of them which killedª° the¹ prophets.ª" {Mtt 23:30-31} + "Andª the¹ chief priestsª tookª° the¹ silver pieces,ª and said,ª° It is²° not² lawfulª°¹ for to putª° themª intoª the¹ treasury,ª becauseª it isª° the priceª of blood.ª" {Mtt 27:6} + "O Jerusalem,ª Jerusalem,ª which² killestª° the¹ prophets,ª andª stonestª° them that are sentª° untoª thee;ª how oftenª wouldª° I have gathered²° thy² children² together,ª°¹¹ asªª a henª [doth gather] herª broodª underª [her] wings,ª andª ye wouldª° not!ª" {Lke 13:34} + "They were stoned,ª° they were sawn asunder,ª° were tempted,ª° were slainª° withª the¹ sword:ª² they wandered aboutª° inª sheepskinsª and²¹ goatskins;ªª¹ being destitute,ª° afflicted,ª° tormented;ª°" {Hbr 11:37}
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