Joshua 8:29

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.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the king{H4428} of Ai{H5857} he hanged{H8518} on a tree{H6086} until the eventide:{H6256} and at the going down{H935} of the sun{H8121} Joshua{H3091} commanded,{H6680} and they took{H3381} his body{H5038} down{H3381} from the tree,{H6086} and cast{H7993} it at the entrance{H6607} of the gate{H8179} of the city,{H5892} and raised{H6965} thereon a great{H1419} heap{H1530} of stones,{H68} unto this day.{H3117}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the king{H4428} of Ai{H5857} he hanged{H8518}{(H8804)} on a tree{H6086} until eventide{H6256}{H6153}: and as soon as the sun{H8121} was down{H935}{(H8800)}, Joshua{H3091} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} that they should take{H3381} his carcase{H5038} down{H3381}{(H8686)} from the tree{H6086}, and cast{H7993}{(H8686)} it at the entering{H6607} of the gate{H8179} of the city{H5892}, and raise{H6965}{(H8686)} thereon a great{H1419} heap{H1530} of stones{H68}, that remaineth unto this day{H3117}.

  • 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 And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and you hang him on a tree, 23 His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day; (for he who is hanged is accursed of God;) that your land be not defiled, which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance.
  • Josh 7:26 : 26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Therefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
  • 2 Sam 18:17 : 17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and piled a very large heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled each to his tent.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's anger subsided.
  • Ps 107:40 : 40 He pours contempt upon princes, and causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way.
  • Ps 110:5 : 5 The Lord at your right hand will strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
  • Acts 12:23 : 23 And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
  • Rev 19:17-18 : 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather together for the supper of the great God; 18 That you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great.
  • Josh 10:26-28 : 26 And afterward Joshua struck them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees; and they were hanging on the trees until evening. 27 So it was at the time of the going down of the sun that Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, cast them into the cave where they had hidden, and laid large stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day. 28 On that day Joshua took Makkedah and struck it with the edge of the sword, he utterly destroyed its king, and all the people who were in it; he left none remaining. He did to the king of Makkedah as he did to the king of Jericho.
  • Josh 10:30 : 30 And the LORD delivered it and its king into the hand of Israel; he struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the people who were in it; he left none remaining in it, but did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
  • Josh 10:33 : 33 Then Horam king of Gezer came to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he left none remaining.

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%

    16 And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after Joshua and were drawn away from the city.

    17 And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel; and they left the city open and pursued after Israel.

    18 And the LORD said to Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.

    19 And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand; and they entered into the city and took it and hastened and set the city on fire.

    20 And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way; and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.

    21 And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again and slew the men of Ai.

    22 And the others issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side and some on that side; and they struck them so that none of them remained or escaped.

    23 And the king of Ai they took alive and brought him to Joshua.

    24 And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness where they chased them, and when they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword.

    25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, all the men of Ai.

    26 For Joshua did not draw his hand back, with which he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

    27 Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey for themselves, according to the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.

    28 And Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap forever, even a desolation to this day.

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    26 And afterward Joshua struck them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees; and they were hanging on the trees until evening.

    27 So it was at the time of the going down of the sun that Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, cast them into the cave where they had hidden, and laid large stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day.

    28 On that day Joshua took Makkedah and struck it with the edge of the sword, he utterly destroyed its king, and all the people who were in it; he left none remaining. He did to the king of Makkedah as he did to the king of Jericho.

  • 74%

    22 And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and you hang him on a tree,

    23 His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day; (for he who is hanged is accursed of God;) that your land be not defiled, which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance.

  • Josh 8:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 And the LORD said to Joshua, Do not fear or be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai; see, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land.

    2 And you shall do to Ai and her king as you did to Jericho and her king, only the spoil and the cattle shall you take for a prey for yourselves; lay an ambush for the city behind it.

  • Josh 7:23-26
    4 verses
    74%

    23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them to Joshua, and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.

    24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them to the valley of Achor.

    25 And Joshua said, Why have you troubled us? the LORD shall trouble you this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.

    26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Therefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.

  • Josh 8:10-14
    5 verses
    72%

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

    11 And all the people, even the people of war who were with him, went up and drew near, and came before the city and camped on the north side of Ai; now there was a valley between them and Ai.

    12 And he took about five thousand men and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

    13 And when they had set the people, even all the army that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.

    14 And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hurried and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he did not know that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.

  • 30 Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD God of Israel in Mount Ebal,

  • 30 And the LORD delivered it and its king into the hand of Israel; he struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the people who were in it; he left none remaining in it, but did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.

  • 24 And it happened, when they brought those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings. And they came near and put their feet on their necks.

  • 39 And he took it and its king and all its cities; they struck them with the edge of the sword and utterly destroyed all the people who were in it. He left none remaining, as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had done to Libnah and its king.

  • 27 And Joshua made them that day woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even to this day, in the place which He would choose.

  • 29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.

  • 2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

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

  • 30 And they buried him within the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in Mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.

  • 26 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a large stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.

  • 8 And it shall be, when you have taken the city, that you shall set the city on fire; according to the commandment of the LORD you shall do. See, I have commanded you.

  • 30 Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has cast down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the grove that was by it.

  • 10 And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and struck its king with the sword: for Hazor previously was the head of all those kingdoms.

  • 6 And Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

  • 9 And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD; and they all seven fell together and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.