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At sunset, Joshua ordered them to take the body from the pole and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And they raised a large pile of rocks over it, which remains to this day. <a href="/nlt/joshua/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> Joshua impaled the king of Ai on a sharpened pole and left him there until evening. At sunset the Israelites took down the body, as Joshua commanded, and threw it in front of the town gate. They piled a great heap of stones over him that can still be seen today. <a href="/esv/joshua/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening. And at sunset Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city and raised over it a great heap of stones, which stands there to this day. <a href="/bsb/joshua/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day. <a href="/kjv/joshua/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/8.htm">New King James Version</a> 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 corpse down from the tree, cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raise over it a great heap of stones that remains to this day. <a href="/nasb_/joshua/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening; but at sunset Joshua gave the command and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the city gate, and erected over it a large heap of stones that stands to this day. <a href="/nasb/joshua/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening; and at sunset Joshua gave command and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the city gate, and raised over it a great heap of stones that stands to this day. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening; and at sunset Joshua gave command and they took his body down from the tree, and threw it at the entrance of the city gate, and raised over it a great heap of stones that stands to this day. <a href="/lsb/joshua/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening; and at sunset Joshua gave a command, and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the city gate and raised over it a great heap of stones that stands to this day. <a href="/amp/joshua/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He hanged [the body of] the king of Ai on a tree [leaving it there] until evening; at sunset Joshua gave a command and they took the body down from the tree and dumped it at the entrance of the city gate, and piled a great heap of stones over it that stands to this day. <a href="/csb/joshua/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He hung the body of the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take his body down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and put a large pile of rocks over it, which still remains today. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He hung the body of the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take his body down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and put a large pile of rocks over it, which remains to this day. <a href="/asv/joshua/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/joshua/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day. <a href="/gwt/joshua/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Joshua hung the king of Ai's [dead body] on a pole and left him there until evening. When the sun went down, Joshua gave the order to take his body down. They threw it in the entrance of the city and made a large pile of stones over it. That pile is still there today. <a href="/gnt/joshua/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> He hanged the king of Ai from a tree and left his body there until evening. At sundown Joshua gave orders for the body to be removed, and it was thrown down at the entrance to the city gate. They covered it with a huge pile of stones, which is still there today. <a href="/isv/joshua/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until dusk, and at sunset Joshua ordered his body brought down from the tree and laid at the entrance to the gate of the town. There he raised over it a large mound of stones, which stands there to this day. <a href="/msb/joshua/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day. <a href="/net/joshua/8.htm">NET Bible</a> He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. 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). <a href="/nheb/joshua/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until the evening, and at the sundown Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised a great heap of stones on it that remains to this day. <a href="/wbt/joshua/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/joshua/8.htm">World English Bible</a> He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until the evening. At sundown, Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised a great heap of stones on it that remains to this day. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and he has hanged the king of Ai on the tree until evening, and at the going in of the sun Joshua has commanded, and they take down his carcass from the tree, and cast it to the opening of the gate of the city, and raise a great heap of stones over it until this day. <a href="/ylt/joshua/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/joshua/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the king of Ai he hung upon the tree till the time of evening: and when the sun went down Joshua commanded and they will take down his carcass from the tree and cast it at the opening of the gate of the city, and they will set upon it a great heap of stones till this day.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he hung the king thereof on a gibbet until the evening and the going down of the sun. Then Josue commanded, and they took down his carcass from the gibbet: and threw it in the very entrance of the city, heaping upon it a great heap of stones, which remaineth until this present day. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Also, he suspended the king on a gallows, until evening and the setting of the sun. And Joshua instructed, and they took down his dead body from the hanging tree. And they cast it at the very entrance of the city, gathering a great pile of stones upon it, which remains even to the present day. <a href="/nabre/joshua/8.htm">New American Bible</a> He had the king of Ai hanged on a tree until evening; then at sunset Joshua ordered the body removed from the tree and cast at the entrance of the city gate, where a great heap of stones was piled up over it, which remains to the present day. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening; and at sunset Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, threw it down at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised over it a great heap of stones, which stands there to this day.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the evening; and when the sun was set, Joshua commanded, and they took his corpse down from the tree and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised over it a heap of large stones that remains to this day. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he hanged the King of Ai on a tree until the time of evening and when the sun had set, Yeshua commanded and they took down the corpse from the tree, and they cast it into the entrance of the door of the city, and they raised upon it a great heap of stones until today<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 carcass 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. <a href="/sep/joshua/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he hanged the king of Gai on a gallows; and he remained on the tree till evening: and when the sun went down, Joshua gave charge, and they took down his body from the tree, and cast it into a pit, and they set over him a heap of stones until this day. <a href="/parallel/joshua/8-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=2006" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/8.htm">The Conquest of Ai</a> …28So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolation to this day. 29<a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8518.htm" title="8518: tā·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hang. A primitive root; to suspend.">He hung</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/5857.htm" title="5857: hā·‘ay (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city. Or uaya((Neh. 11:31); or eayath (Isaiah 10:28); for iy; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine.">of Ai</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: hā·‘êṣ (Art:: N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">a tree</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: ‘êṯ (N-csc) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: hā·‘ā·reḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">evening,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḵə·ḇō·w (Conj-w, Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and at sunset</a> <a href="/hebrew/8121.htm" title="8121: haš·še·meš (Art:: N-cs) -- From an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. A notched battlement."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/5038.htm" title="5038: niḇ·lā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A carcass, corpse. From nabel; a flabby thing, i.e. A carcase or carrion; figuratively, an idol.">that they take down the body</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: way·yō·rî·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come or go down, descend. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: hā·‘êṣ (Art:: N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the tree</a> <a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: way·yaš·lî·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">and throw it down</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: pe·ṯaḥ (N-msc) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">the entrance</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">of the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ar (N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">gate.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">And over it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qî·mū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">they raised</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">a large</a> <a href="/hebrew/1530.htm" title="1530: gal- (N-msc) -- A heap, wave, billow. From galal; something rolled, i.e. A heap of stone or dung, by analogy, a spring of water.">pile</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’ă·ḇā·nîm (N-fp) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">of rocks,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">which remains to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22-23</a> If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, / you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance. <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a> Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” <a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Numbers 25:4</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.” <a href="/2_samuel/21-6.htm">2 Samuel 21:6-9</a> let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.” “I will give them to you,” said the king. / Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul. / But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite. ... <a href="/esther/7-10.htm">Esther 7:10</a> So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided. <a href="/2_samuel/18-17.htm">2 Samuel 18:17</a> They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home. <a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10-13</a> They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan. / When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, / all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there. ... <a href="/john/19-31.htm">John 19:31</a> It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed. <a href="/acts/5-30.htm">Acts 5:30</a> The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree. <a href="/acts/10-39.htm">Acts 10:39</a> We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree, <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a> He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.” <a href="/matthew/27-5.htm">Matthew 27:5</a> So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. <a href="/matthew/27-38.htm">Matthew 27:38</a> Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left. <a href="/mark/15-27.htm">Mark 15:27</a> Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left. <a href="/luke/23-33.htm">Luke 23:33</a> When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 remains to this day.<a href="/joshua/10-26.htm">Joshua 10:26-28,30,33</a> And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening… <a href="/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22,23</a> And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: … <a href="/esther/7-10.htm">Esther 7:10</a> So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.as soon<a href="/joshua/10-27.htm">Joshua 10:27</a> And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.a great heap<a href="/joshua/7-26.htm">Joshua 7:26</a> And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.<a href="/2_samuel/18-17.htm">2 Samuel 18:17</a> And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/8-28.htm">Ai</a> <a href="/joshua/6-7.htm">Body</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-26.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/joshua/7-25.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/joshua/8-27.htm">City</a> <a href="/joshua/8-27.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-16.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-15.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Eventide</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Hanged</a> <a href="/joshua/8-28.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/joshua/8-28.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/7-26.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/joshua/7-26.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/joshua/8-19.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/joshua/8-28.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/joshua/1-4.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-11.htm">Sundown</a> <a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Tree</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/9-3.htm">Ai</a> <a href="/joshua/24-33.htm">Body</a> <a href="/judges/14-8.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/joshua/10-11.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/joshua/10-2.htm">City</a> <a href="/joshua/8-31.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/joshua/10-26.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">Eventide</a> <a href="/joshua/10-26.htm">Hanged</a> <a href="/judges/15-5.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/judges/2-17.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/joshua/8-31.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/joshua/10-12.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-36.htm">Sundown</a> <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/joshua/19-33.htm">Tree</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 8</div>1. <a href="/joshua/8-1.htm">God encourages Joshua</a> 3. <a href="/joshua/8-3.htm">The plan whereby Ai was taken</a> 29. <a href="/joshua/8-29.htm">The king thereof is hanged</a> 30. <a href="/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua builds an altar</a> 32. <a href="/joshua/8-32.htm">writes the law on stones</a> 33. <a href="/joshua/8-33.htm">and pronounces the blessings and curses</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/joshua/8.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening The act of hanging the king of Ai on a tree is a significant moment in the narrative of Israel's conquest of Canaan. In the Hebrew context, the word for "tree" (עֵץ, 'ets) can also mean "wood" or "gallows," indicating a form of execution that was both a punishment and a public display of shame. This act fulfilled the command in <a href="/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22-23</a>, which states that a hanged man is cursed by God. The hanging until evening signifies the completion of justice, as the law required that the body not remain overnight, emphasizing the importance of following God's commandments even in judgment.and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take his body down from the tree The removal of the body at sunset aligns with the Mosaic Law, which required that a hanged body be buried the same day to avoid defiling the land (<a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Deuteronomy 21:23</a>). This act of obedience by Joshua underscores his commitment to the law and the holiness of the land God had given to Israel. It reflects a deep respect for God's instructions and the sanctity of the Promised Land, which was to remain undefiled by the presence of a cursed body.and throw it at the entrance of the city gate The entrance of the city gate was a place of judgment and decision-making in ancient cities. By placing the king's body there, Joshua was making a public declaration of the defeat and judgment of Ai. This act served as a warning to other cities and a reminder to Israel of God's power and justice. The city gate, being a central and visible location, ensured that the message of God's victory and the consequences of opposing His will were clearly communicated.And they raised over it a large pile of stones The raising of a large pile of stones over the king's body was a common practice in ancient times to mark significant events or burials. In the context of Israel's history, such stone heaps served as memorials to God's acts and as reminders of His faithfulness and justice. This pile of stones would have been a lasting testament to the victory God granted Israel and a physical reminder of the consequences of defying Him.which remains to this day The phrase "which remains to this day" indicates that the memorial was still present at the time the text was written, serving as a historical witness to the events that transpired. This enduring presence of the stone heap highlights the lasting impact of God's actions and the importance of remembering His deeds. It serves as a call to future generations to acknowledge God's sovereignty and to live in obedience to His commands, recognizing the enduring nature of His covenant with Israel.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree.--(See Note on <a href="/context/deuteronomy/21-22.htm" title="And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and you hang him on a tree:">Deuteronomy 21:22-23</a>.) Heb., on the tree. Why "the tree"? It would appear from <a href="/joshua/8-2.htm" title="And you shall do to Ai and her king as you did to Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall you take for a prey to yourselves: lay you an ambush for the city behind it.">Joshua 8:2</a>; <a href="/joshua/10-1.htm" title="Now it came to pass, when Adonizedec king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;">Joshua 10:1</a>, 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 <a href="/esther/9-10.htm" title="The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.">Esther 9:10</a>; <a href="/esther/9-13.htm" title="Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according to this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged on the gallows.">Esther 9:13</a>.)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. . . . <a href="/commentaries/joshua/8-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>He hung תָּלָ֥ה (tā·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8518.htm">Strong's 8518: </a> To suspend the body of the king מֶ֧לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Ai הָעַ֛י (hā·‘ay) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5857.htm">Strong's 5857: </a> Ai -- a Canaanite city on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against a tree הָעֵ֖ץ (hā·‘êṣ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while evening, הָעָ֑רֶב (hā·‘ā·reḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> Evening and at sunset וּכְב֣וֹא (ū·ḵə·ḇō·w) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites commanded צִוָּ֨ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order that they take down the body נִבְלָת֣וֹ (niḇ·lā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5038.htm">Strong's 5038: </a> A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the tree הָעֵ֗ץ (hā·‘êṣ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood and throw it down וַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּ (way·yaš·lî·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> To throw out, down, away at אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the entrance פֶּ֙תַח֙ (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> An opening, door, entrance way of the city הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement gate. שַׁ֣עַר (ša·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate And over it עָלָיו֙ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against they raised וַיָּקִ֤ימוּ (way·yā·qî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand a large גָּד֔וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent pile גַּל־ (gal-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1530.htm">Strong's 1530: </a> Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water of rocks, אֲבָנִ֣ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> A stone which remains to עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that day. הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/8-29.htm">Joshua 8:29 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/8-29.htm">Joshua 8:29 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/8-29.htm">Joshua 8:29 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/8-29.htm">Joshua 8:29 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/8-29.htm">Joshua 8:29 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/8-29.htm">Joshua 8:29 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/8-29.htm">Joshua 8:29 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/8-29.htm">Joshua 8:29 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/8-29.htm">Joshua 8:29 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/8-29.htm">Joshua 8:29 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/8-29.htm">OT History: Joshua 8:29 He hanged the king of Ai (Josh. 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