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Joshua 8:29 KJV
Joshua · chapter 8 · verse 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.Joshua 8:29 · King James Version
Joshua 8:29 in context
27Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.
28And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.
29And 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.
30Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,
31As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandedtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- eventideʻêthtime, especially now, when, etcH6256 →
- eventideʻerebduskH6153 →
- hangedtâlâhto suspendH8518 →
- JoshuaYᵉhôwshûwaʻJehoshua , the Jewish leaderH3091 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
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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 remained, Jos 8:24.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 23-29