Joshua 8:14

8:14 When the king of Ai saw Israel, he and his whole army quickly got up the next day and went out to fight Israel at the meeting place near the Arabah. ¹  But he did not realize ²  men were hiding behind the city. ³ 

Joshua 8:29

8:29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. ⁴  At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. ⁵  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). ⁶ 

Joshua 10:13

10:13 The sun stood still and the moon stood motionless while the nation took vengeance on its enemies. The event is recorded in the Scroll of the Upright One. ⁷  The sun stood motionless in the middle of the sky and did not set for about a full day. ⁸ 

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¹ tn Heb “When the king of Ai saw, the men of Ai hurried and rose early and went out to meet Israel for battle, he and all his people at the meeting place before the Arabah.”

² tn Or “know.”

³ tn Heb “that (there was) an ambush for him behind the city.”

⁴ tn Heb “on a tree until evening.” The words “leaving him exposed” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁵ sn For the legal background of this action, see Deut 21:22-23.

⁶ tn Heb “to this day.”

⁷ tn Heb “Is it not written down in the Scroll of the Upright One.” Many modern translations render, “the Scroll [or Book] of Jashar,” leaving the Hebrew name “Jashar” (which means “Upright One”) untranslated.

sn The Scroll of the Upright One was apparently an ancient Israelite collection of songs and prayers (see also 2 Sam 1:18).

⁸ tn Heb “and did not hurry to set [for] about a full day.”