Stoning’s in Scripture

Abimelech under the judges

Judges 9:53

A woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and cracked his skull.

Adoram  under the kings

1 Kings 12:18

King Rehoboam sent out Adoniram, who was in charge of forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam, however, managed to get into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem.

Naboth by Ahab

1 Kings 21:13

Then two scoundrels came and sat opposite him and brought charges against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

Zechariah by King Joash

2 Chronicles 24:21

But they plotted against him, and by order of the king they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the LORD's temple.

Stephen, 1^st Christian Martyr

Acts 7:58

Dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Paul the apostle

Acts 14:19

Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead.