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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Gill's Exposition
And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide,.... By way of terror to other kings in the land of Canaan, that should refuse to submit unto him:
and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua…
Adam Clarke
The king of Ai he hanged on a tree - He had gone out at the head of his men, and had been taken prisoner, Jos 8:23; and the battle being over, he was ordered to be hanged, probably after having been…
We have here an account of the improvement which the Israelites made of their victory over Ai. 1. They put all to the sword, not only in the field, but in the city, man, woman, and child, none of them…
Cambridge Bible
he hanged on a tree "He hongid in a gybet," Wyclif. Hanging is mentioned as a distinct punishment, Num 25:4. In Deu 21:22 we read that in certain cases the criminal was put to death, and after that,…
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