Hebrews 11:37

Verse 37. They were stoned. A common method of punishment among the Jews. See Barnes "Mt 21:35,44. Thus Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, was stoned. See 2 Ch 24:21; comp. 1 Ki 21:1-14. It is not improbable that this was often resorted to in times of popular tumult, as in the case of Stephen, Ac 7:59; comp. Joh 10:31; Ac 14:5. In the time of the terrible persecutions under Antiochus Epiphanes, and under Manasseh, such instances also probably occurred. They were sawn asunder. It is commonly supposed that Isaiah was put to death in this manner. For the evidence of this, see Introduction to Isaiah, & 2.