9 Bible Verses about People Attacking Their Own

Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

He thought, “If Esau comes to one camp and attacks it, the remaining one can escape.”

Please rescue me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid of him; otherwise, he may come and attack me, the mothers, and their children.

Abimelech went to Thebez, camped against it, and captured it.

Then Saul summoned all the troops to go to war at Keilah and besiege David and his men.

Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel of Beth-maacah. They built an assault ramp against the outer wall of the city. While all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to make it collapse,

Israel’s King Baasha went to war against Judah. He built Ramah in order to deny anyone access to Judah’s King Asa.

Omri along with all Israel marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

But Amaziah would not listen, so King Jehoash of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced off at Beth-shemesh that belongs to Judah.