No then the charge would have been SEDITION:
18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this
man, and release unto us Barabbas:
19 (Who for a certain
sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
Sedition is one thing you could be killed for, certainly. But Christ isn't being accused of sedition, that is inciting the people to not follow Rome. He is being accused of crowning Himself an oppositional king and telling people to not obey Roman law (pay their taxes). That is no longer sedition. That is treason.
Being a king was not automatically rebellion against Rome, Herod was a king, and having a sword did not automatically make one a rebel, and Pilate did not charge him with anything so the swords were irrelevant anyway.
Herod was a client king appointed to his position by the Emperor of Rome whose job it was to enforce the authority of Rome within his "kingdom." Herod had to literally ask permission from Augustus to call himself king and Herod's children weren't even allowed that right. Herod isn't a true king, he is a puppet of Rome who obeys Rome.
Notice this is different from Christ who is accused of proclaiming Himself the King of the Jews, an act which places Him directly at odds with Caesar who has claimed to anoint the King of the Jews as he did with Herod. Further Christ is accused of leading a popular revolt against the authority of Rome by refusing to pay taxes. It is clear what the accusation is, treason.
"It is enough" was his way of saying that they did not have to rush to fulfill his command that any of them who did not have one were to obtain one, they had enough for now while they were all together and in no particular danger.
Not what the scripture says,s something easily seen by looking at multiple translations, which render it "enough," "sufficient," and "They are enough." http://biblehub.com/luke/22-38.htm
The language is clear. Christ tells them to buy swords. The Apostles respond, "Hey, we have two." And Jesus says, "That is a sufficient amount," or enough.
It is telling also that in some translations He responds quite abruptly against how literally they are taking His words with, "Enough of that!" as if he is upset over how literal and dense they are being, almost as if they are intentionally misunderstanding His words. I know how He feels.
In any case there is no hint of your argument in the text. You are reading your biases into Christ's words. Nothing more.
Retaliation after the fact is different from self defense in the moment, but here we have even retaliation condoned under the proper circumstances.
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