The Death of the Wicked
30 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
18 sections
Absalom
- 2 Samuel 18:9–10 Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was …
Ahab
- 1 Kings 22:34 However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
Ananias
- Acts 5:5 On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
- Acts 5:9–10 “How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.” …
Athaliah
- 2 Chronicles 23:15 So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
Belshazzar
- Daniel 5:30 That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,
Frequently Marked by Terror
- Job 18:11–15 Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step. …
- Job 27:19–21 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone. …
- Psalm 73:19 How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
Frequently Sudden and Unexpected
- Job 21:13 They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.
- Job 21:23 One man dies full of vigor, completely secure and at ease.
- Job 27:21 The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
- Proverbs 29:1 A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
God Has No Pleasure In
- Ezekiel 18:23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
- Ezekiel 18:32 For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!
Haman
- Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
Herod
- Acts 12:23 Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
Illustrated
- Luke 12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
- Luke 16:22–23 One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried. …
Jezebel
- 2 Kings 9:33 “Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot.
Judas
- Matthew 27:5 So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
- Acts 1:18 (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
Korah
- Numbers 16:32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households — all Korah’s men and all their possessions.
Like the Death of Beasts
- Psalm 49:14 Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
Punishment Follows
- Isaiah 14:9 Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you— all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
- Acts 1:25 to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”
Sometimes Without Fear
- Jeremiah 34:5 you will die in peace. As spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so people will burn spices for you and lament, ‘Alas, O master!’ For I Myself have spoken this word, declares the LORD.”
- 2 Chronicles 36:11–13 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. …
The Remembrance of Them Perishes In
- Job 18:17 The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
- Psalm 34:16 But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.
- Proverbs 10:7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Related topics
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.