After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening. Cross References John 19:31 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. Deuteronomy 21:23 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. Joshua 8:29 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. Treasury of Scripture And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging on the trees until the evening. Joshua Judges 8:21 1 Samuel 15:33 hanged Joshua 8:29 Numbers 25:4 Deuteronomy 21:22,23 |