Verse 29

He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening. At sunset, Joshua gave the command, and they took his body down from the tree, threw it at the entrance of the city gate, and piled over it a large heap of stones, which remains to this day.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han hengte kongen av Ai på et tre og lot ham henge der til kvelden. Ved solnedgang befalte Josva at de skulle ta liket ned fra treet og kaste det ved inngangen til byporten. De reiste en stor steinhaug over ham som står der til denne dag.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og kongen av Ai hengte han på et tre til kvelden. Og da solen var gått ned, beordret Josva at de skulle ta liket hans ned fra treet og kaste det ved inngangen til byens port, og de reiste en stor steinrøys over ham, som er der til denne dag.

• Norsk King James

  Og kongen av Ai ble hengt opp på et tre inntil kvelden. Så snart solen var gått ned, befalte Joshua at liket hans skulle tas ned fra treet og kastes ved inngangen til byporten, og reise en stor haug med steiner der; dette står der til denne dag.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han hengte kongen av Ai på et tre helt til kvelden. Da solen gikk ned, befalte Josva at de skulle ta ned liket hans fra treet, og de kastet det ved inngangen til byporten. De reiste en stor steinhaug over ham, som er der til denne dag.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Kongen av Ai hengte han på et tre til kvelden. Da solen gikk ned, befalte Josva at liket skulle tas ned fra treet. De kastet det ved inngangen til byens port og stablet en stor haug steiner over den, som er der til denne dag.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Kongen av Ai hengte han på et tre til kvelden. Og så snart solen gikk ned, befalte Josva at de skulle ta hans kropp ned fra treet, kaste den ved inngangen til byporten, og reise der en stor haug av steiner, som står der til denne dag.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kongen av Ai hengte han i et tre fram til skumring. Så snart solen hadde gått ned, befalte Joshua at de skulle ta ned liket hans fra treet, kaste det ved byporten og reise en stor steinhaug over den, som står den dag i dag.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Kongen av Ai hengte han på et tre til kvelden. Og så snart solen gikk ned, befalte Josva at de skulle ta hans kropp ned fra treet, kaste den ved inngangen til byporten, og reise der en stor haug av steiner, som står der til denne dag.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han hengte kongen av Ai på en trestav til kvelden. Ved solnedgang befalte Josva at liket skulle tas ned. Det ble kastet ved inngangen til byporten, og over ham reiste de en stor steinrøys, som står der til denne dag.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Kongen av Ai ble hengt på et tre til kvelden. Ved solnedgang befalte Josva at de skulle ta kroppen ned fra treet, kaste den foran byporten og stable en stor steinhaug over den, som står der til denne dag.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han lod hænge Kongen af Ai paa et Træ, indtil Aftens Tid; og der Solen gik ned, bød Josva, at de skulde nedtage hans døde Krop af Træet, og de kastede den for Stadens Ports Dør, og de opreiste en stor Steenhob over ham, (som er der) indtil denne Dag.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, hua 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og kongen av Ai hengte han på et tre til kvelden: etter solnedgang befalte Joshua at de skulle ta hans kropp ned fra treet og kaste den ved inngangen til byporten, og reise en stor steinhaug over den, som er der til denne dag.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  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 and 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.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kongen av Ai hengte han på et tre til kvelden. Ved solnedgang befalte Josva, og de tok liket ned fra treet og kastet det ved inngangen til byporten og reiste en stor steinrøys over det, som er der den dag i dag.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kongen av Ai hengte han på et tre til kveldstid, og ved solnedgang befalte Josva, og de tok ned hans lik fra treet og kastet det ved inngangen til byens port, og reiste over det en stor steinhaug til denne dag.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og kongen av Ai hang han på et tre til kvelds; og ved solnedgang befalte Josva, og de tok hans lik ned fra treet, og kastet det ved inngangen til byporten, og reiste der en stor steinhaug, til denne dag.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han lot kongen av Ai henrettes, og henge ham på et tre til kveld. Da solen gikk ned, ga Josva ordre om å ta kroppen ned fra treet og legge den ved byporten, dekke den med en stor steinrøys, som er der den dag i dag.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the kynge of Hai caused he to be hanged on a tre vntyll the euen. But wha the Sonne was gone downe, he commaunded to take his body from the tre, and to cast it vnder the gate of the cite, and made vpon him a greate heape of stones, which is there yet vnto this daye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the King of Ai hee hanged on a tree, vnto the euening; as soone as the sunne was down, Ioshua commanded that they should take his carkeis downe from the tree, and cast it at the entring of ye gate of the city, & lay thereon a great heape of stones, that remaineth vnto this day.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree, vntill euen: And assoone as the sunne was downe, Iosuah commaunded that they should take ye carkasse downe of the tree, and cast it at the entring of the gate of the citie, and laye theron a great heape of stones, that remaineth vnto this day.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the evening: 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, to this day.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he put the king of Ai to death, hanging him on a tree till evening: and when the sun went down, Joshua gave them orders to take his body down from the tree, and put it in the public place of the town, covering it with a great mass of stones, which is there to this day.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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).

Referenced Verses

• Deut 21:22-23 : 22 If a man guilty of a capital offense is put to death and you hang his body on a tree, 23 you must not leave his body on the tree overnight. Be sure to bury him that same day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
• Josh 7:26 : 26 They raised over him a great heap of stones, which remains to this day. Then the Lord turned from His fierce anger. Therefore, that place has been called the Valley of Achor to this day.
• 2 Sam 18:17 : 17 They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a great heap of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled to their homes.
• Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.
• Ps 107:40 : 40 He pours out contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
• Ps 110:5 : 5 The Lord is at your right hand; He will crush kings on the day of His wrath.
• Acts 12:23 : 23 Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God. He was eaten by worms and died.
• Rev 19:17-18 : 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying high overhead: 'Come, gather for the great supper of God,' 18 'that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great.'
• Josh 10:26-28 : 26 After this, Joshua struck them down and put them to death. He hanged them on five trees, and they were left hanging on the trees until evening. 27 At sunset, Joshua ordered them to be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave where they had hidden. Large stones were placed over the opening of the cave, which remain there to this day. 28 That same day, Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He treated the king of Makkedah as he had treated the king of Jericho.
• Josh 10:30 : 30 The LORD gave Libnah into Israel's hands, along with its king. Joshua put the city and everyone in it to the sword, leaving no survivors. He treated its king as he had treated the king of Jericho.
• Josh 10:33 : 33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his people, leaving no survivors.