Joshua 8:29

Joshua 8:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He impaled the body of the king of Ai on a pole and left it there until evening. 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Joshua 8:29

27Only the livestock and the treasures of the town were not destroyed, for the Israelites kept these as plunder for themselves, as the Lord had commanded Joshua. 28So Joshua burned the town of Ai, and it became a permanent mound of ruins, desolate to this very day. 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. 30Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal. 31He followed the commands that Moses the Lord’s servant had written in the Book of Instruction: “Make me an altar from stones that are uncut and have not been shaped with iron tools.” Then on the altar they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the Lord.

Joshua 8:29 word by word

וְאֶת־מֶ֧לֶךְ הָעַ֛י תָּלָ֥ה עַל־הָעֵ֖ץ עַד־עֵ֣ת הָעָ֑רֶב וּכְב֣וֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֩ צִוָּ֨ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ וַיֹּרִ֧ידוּ אֶת־נִבְלָת֣וֹ מִן־הָעֵ֗ץ וַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּ אוֹתָהּ֙ אֶל־פֶּ֙תַח֙ שַׁ֣עַר הָעִ֔יר וַיָּקִ֤ימוּ עָלָיו֙ גַּל־אֲבָנִ֣ים גָּד֔וֹל עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Aiעַי‛ay ‛ayâ' ‛ayâth · AiH5857
• he hangedתָּלָהtâlâh · to hangH8518
• on a treeעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• until eventideעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• until eventideעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• and as soon as the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• was downבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): besiegeH935
• Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• that they should takeיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• his carcaseנְבֵלָהnebêlâh · carcassH5038
• and castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• it at the enteringפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and raiseקוּםqûm · to arise: raiseH6965
• thereon a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• heapגַּלgal · heapH1530
• of stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• unto this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Joshua 8:29

• Joshua 10:26Then Joshua killed each of the five kings and impaled them on five sharpened poles, where they hung until evening.
• Deuteronomy 21:22“If someone has committed a crime worthy of death and is executed and hung on a tree,
• Esther 7:10So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.
• Psalms 107:40the Lord pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.
• Psalms 110:5The Lord stands at your right hand to protect you. He will strike down many kings when his anger erupts.
• Acts 12:23Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people’s worship instead of giving the glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died.
• Revelation 19:17Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, shouting to the vultures flying high in the sky: “Come! Gather together for the great banquet God has prepared.
• Joshua 10:27As the sun was going down, Joshua gave instructions for the bodies of the kings to be taken down from the poles and thrown into the cave where they had been hiding. Then they covered the opening of the cave with a pile of large rocks, which remains to this very day.
• Joshua 7:26They piled a great heap of stones over Achan, which remains to this day. That is why the place has been called the Valley of Trouble ever since. So the Lord was no longer angry.
• 2 Samuel 18:17They threw Absalom’s body into a deep pit in the forest and piled a great heap of stones over it. And all Israel fled to their homes.

Commentaries on Joshua 8:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29The king of Ai he hanged on a tree - He had gone out at the head of his men, and had been taken prisoner, Joshua 8:23; and the battle being over, he was ordered to be hanged, probably after having been strangled, or in some way deprived of life, as in the case mentioned Joshua 10:26, for in those times it was not customary to hang people alive. As soon as the sun was down - It was not lawful to let the bodies remain all night upon the tree. See the note…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Compare Deuteronomy 21:22-23 notes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-29Verses 23-29 God, the righteous Judge, had sentenced the Canaanites for their wickedness; the Israelites only executed his doom. None of their conduct can be drawn into an example for others. Especial reason no doubt there was for this severity to the king of Ai; it is likely he had been notoriously wicked and vile, and a blasphemer of the God of Israel.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29The public executions of the kings showed that Israel acted as God's agent to judge the leaders and people of Canaan for their evil acts (see also 10:26; 11:10, 12). until evening: See Deuteronomy 21:22–23. which remains to this day: See Joshua Book Introduction, “Author and Date.”Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. The king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide--that is, gibbeted. In ancient, and particularly Oriental wars, the chiefs, when taken prisoners, were usually executed. The Israelites were obliged, by the divine law, to put them to death. The execution of the king of Ai would tend to facilitate the conquest of the land, by striking terror into the other chiefs, and making it appear a judicial process, in which they were inflicting the vengeance of…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 8:29

• Burial
• Captive
• Hanging
• Punishment

In the dictionaries

• Ai
• Joshua
• Ambush
• Burial
• Heap
• Raise
• Wait
• Absalom (1)
• Carcass; Carcase
• Deuteronomy

Commentaries on Joshua 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings