| Delilah betrayed Samson to the Philistines | Judges 16:16-21 |
| Absalom betrayed David, his father | 2 Samuel 15:10-16 |
| Jehu betrayed Joram and killed him | 2 Kings 9:14-27 |
| Officials betrayed Joash and killed him | 2 Kings 12:20, 21 |
| Judas betrayed Jesus | Matthew 26:46-56 |
Scripture records a number of occasions on which a person or group was betrayed. The tragedies caused by these violations of trust are a strong lesson about the importance of keeping our commitments.