0 According to the Bible, when is it OK to beat your slaves?

The mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof ... and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. Zechariah 14:4

Trivia: What is the name of God's servant in Zechariah 3:8?

According to the Bible, when is it OK to beat your slaves?


As long as they live at least a day or two after the beating.

If a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and ... he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money. Exodus 21:20

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