Spiritual Weapon
You create a floating, spectral force that resembles a weapon of your choice and lasts for the duration.
The force appears within range in a space of your choice, and you can immediately make one melee spell attack against one creature within 5 feet of the force. On a hit, the target takes Force damage equal to 1d8 plus your spellcasting ability modifier.
As a Bonus Action on your later turns, you can move the force up to 20 feet and repeat the attack against a creature within 5 feet of it.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d8 for every slot level above 2.
Spiritual Weapon 5e 2024 vs. 2014 edition differences
The 2024 version specifies the force appears in a space of your choice, allows one attack immediately upon creation, and states damage increases by 1d8 per slot level above 2, whereas the 2014 version states damage increases by 1d8 for every two slot levels above 2. The 2024 version's duration is "up to 1 minute," but functionally similar.