Joshua 8:29
New English Translation
29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening.[a] At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree.[b] They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day).[c]
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- Joshua 8:29 tn Heb “on a tree until evening.” The words “leaving him exposed” are supplied in the translation for clarity.
- Joshua 8:29 sn For the legal background of this action, see Deut 21:22-23.
- Joshua 8:29 tn Heb “to this day.”
Joshua 8:29
King James Version
29 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 carcase 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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Joshua 8:29
New King James Version
29 (A)And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until evening. (B)And as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his corpse down from the tree, cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and (C)raise over it a great heap of stones that remains to this day.
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