Joshua Chapter 8 verse 29 Holy Bible
And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide: and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day.
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And he put the king of Ai to death, hanging him on a tree till evening: and when the sun went down, Joshua gave them orders to take his body down from the tree, and put it in the public place of the town, covering it with a great mass of stones, which is there to this day.
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And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the evening; and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his carcase down from the tree, and threw it down at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised upon it a great heap of stones, [which remains] to this day.
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And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
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And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until evening: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise upon it a great heap of stones, that remaineth to this day.
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The king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the evening: and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, to this day.
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and the king of Ai he hath hanged on the tree till even-time, and at the going in of the sun hath Joshua commanded, and they take down his carcase from the tree, and cast it unto the opening of the gate of the city, and raise over it a great heap of stones till this day.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(29) And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree.--(See Note on Deuteronomy 21:22-23.) Heb., on the tree. Why "the tree"? It would appear from Joshua 8:2; Joshua 10:1, that the king of Jericho was also hanged; possibly both were hanged on the same tree, and were exhibited, each in turn, as "the curse of God." But when we read of this treatment of the enemies of Joshua, we cannot but be reminded of the greater Joshua, who fulfilled the curse of God in His own person, and made a show of the "principalities and powers" by triumphing over them in His cross. (Comp. also Esther 9:10; Esther 9:13.)Jericho and Ai are the only cities of Canaan of which the capture by Joshua is recorded in detail. Their capture stands in the narrative, as it was in fact, a specimen of the whole conquest of the Canaanite cities. Two campaigns in like manner are recorded as specimens of Joshua's battles with the enemy in the open field. In the capture of Jericho and in the southern campaign, the hand of God is more especially manifested. In the capture of Ai and in the northern campaign, the labour of Israel in the conflict is more prominent. The whole work is thus presented to us in a twofold aspect, as the work of Israel and the work of God. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewHe hungתָּלָ֥ה (tā·lāh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 8518: To suspendthe body of the kingמֶ֧לֶךְ (me·leḵ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4428: A kingof Aiהָעַ֛י (hā·‘ay)Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 5857: Ai -- a Canaanite cityonעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againsta treeהָעֵ֖ץ (hā·‘êṣ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6086: Tree, trees, wooduntilעַד־ (‘aḏ-)PrepositionStrong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, whileevening,הָעָ֑רֶב (hā·‘ā·reḇ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6153: Eveningand at sunsetוּכְב֣וֹא (ū·ḵə·ḇō·w)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, goJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelitescommandedצִוָּ֨ה (ṣiw·wāh)Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, orderthat they take down the bodyנִבְלָת֣וֹ (niḇ·lā·ṯōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 5038: A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idolfromמִן־ (min-)PrepositionStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out ofthe treeהָעֵ֗ץ (hā·‘êṣ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6086: Tree, trees, woodand throw it downוַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּ (way·yaš·lî·ḵū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 7993: To throw out, down, awayatאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe entranceפֶּ֙תַח֙ (pe·ṯaḥ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance wayof the cityהָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5892: Excitementgate.שַׁ֣עַר (ša·‘ar)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 8179: An opening, door, gateAnd over itעָלָיו֙ (‘ā·lāw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthey raisedוַיָּקִ֤ימוּ (way·yā·qî·mū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 6965: To arise, stand up, standa largeגָּד֔וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 1419: Great, older, insolentpileגַּל־ (gal-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1530: Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of waterof rocks,אֲבָנִ֣ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm)Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 68: A stonewhich remains toעַ֖ד (‘aḏ)PrepositionStrong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, whilethisהַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh)Article | Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 2088: This, thatday.הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A dayJump to PreviousAi Body Carcass Cast City Commanded Entering Entrance Evening Eventide Hanged Heap Joshua Raise Raised Soon Stones Sun Sundown Threw Tree
