The list is pretty good, except it misses out on the story of Yael driving a tent pole through the enemy king Sisera's forehead after he feel asleep. That's a gem!
I spotted another line in Psalms this morning and, while it is not from the Talmud, thought it worthy of mention here. Full disclosure: I've been having some conflicts at work, now happily resolved, and this verse might have resonated more because of the conflicts.
Psalm 58:7-11: "O G-d, smash their teeth in their mouth; shatter the fangs of lions, o L-Rd. Let them melt, let them vanish like water. Let Him aim His arrows that they be cut down, like a snail that melts away as it moves. Like a woman's stillbirth, may they never see the sun! Before the thorns grow into a bramble, may He whirl them away alive in fury. The righteous man will rejoice when he sees revenge; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. (JPS translation).
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