Joshua 8:29

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Josh 8:16-28
    13 verses
    83%

    16All the people of Ai were summoned to pursue them. They chased after Joshua and were drawn away from the city.

    17Not a man remained in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. They left the city unguarded and pursued Israel.

    18The Lord said to Joshua, "Stretch out the javelin in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand." So Joshua stretched out the javelin in his hand toward the city.

    19As soon as he stretched out his hand, the ambush rose quickly from their position, ran into the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.

    20When the men of Ai looked back, they saw the smoke of the city rising to the sky, and they had no power to flee in any direction. The Israelites who had fled toward the wilderness now turned against their pursuers.

    21When Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had captured the city and that its smoke was rising, they turned back and struck down the men of Ai.

    22The others came out from the city to meet them, so the men of Ai were surrounded by the Israelites, some on one side and some on the other. They struck them down until no survivors or fugitives were left.

    23But they captured the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.

    24When Israel finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the open field and in the wilderness where they had pursued them, and they had all fallen by the edge of the sword until they were completely destroyed, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it down with the sword.

    25On that day, twelve thousand men and women, all the people of Ai, fell.

    26Joshua did not draw back the hand with which he had stretched out the javelin until he had completely destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

    27Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took for themselves, according to the word of the Lord that He commanded Joshua.

    28So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolation to this day.

  • 82%

    26After 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.

    27At 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.

    28That 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.

  • 74%

    22If a man guilty of a capital offense is put to death and you hang his body on a tree,

    23you 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 8:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1The Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid or dismayed. Take all the fighting men with you and go up to Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land."

    2"Do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king. However, you may take its spoil and its livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush against the city, behind it."

  • Josh 7:23-26
    4 verses
    74%

    23They took the things from the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the Lord.

    24Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan, son of Zerah, along with the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and brought them up to the Valley of Achor.

    25Joshua said, "Why have you brought this trouble on us? The Lord will trouble you today." Then all Israel stoned him, and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them with fire.

    26They 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.

  • Josh 8:10-14
    5 verses
    72%

    10Joshua rose early in the morning, mustered the people, and he and the elders of Israel went up before the people to Ai.

    11All the fighting men who were with him went up and approached the city. They camped to the north of Ai, with the valley between them and the city.

    12He took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, west of the city.

    13The people positioned all the camp to the north of the city, while a rear guard was placed to the west of the city. That night, Joshua went into the valley.

    14When the king of Ai saw this, he and all his men of the city hurried and rose early, going out to meet Israel in battle at the appointed place near the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush was set against him behind the city.

  • 30Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal.

  • 30The 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.

  • 24When they brought out these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the warriors who had gone with him, 'Come forward and put your feet on the necks of these kings.' So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.

  • 39They captured it, its king, and all its villages. They struck them with the edge of the sword and completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Hebron, to Libnah, and its king.

  • 27On that day, Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the assembly and for the altar of the LORD at the place He would choose. And they continue to do so to this day.

  • 29When they had fulfilled all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.

  • 2Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-Aven to the east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and scout out the land." So the men went up and explored Ai.

  • 9The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is near Bethel, one;

  • 30They buried him in the territory of his inheritance at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

  • 26Joshua recorded these words in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak tree near the sanctuary of the LORD.

  • 8"When you have taken the city, you shall set it on fire, as the Lord has commanded. See, I have commanded you."

  • 30The men of the city said to Joash, 'Bring out your son! He must die, because he has torn down Baal's altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.'

  • 10At that time, Joshua turned back and captured Hazor, striking its king with the sword. Hazor had formerly been the head of all these kingdoms.

  • 6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell face down to the ground before the ark of the Lord, remaining there until evening. The elders of Israel did the same and put dust on their heads.

  • 9He handed them over to the Gibeonites, who executed them on the hill before the Lord. All seven of them fell together; they were put to death during the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest.