Joshua 8:29

He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. ¹  At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. ²  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). ³ 

De 21:22,23; Jos 7:26; Jos 10:26-28,30,33; Jos 10:27; 2Sa 18:17; Es 7:10; Ps 107:40; Ps 110:5; Ac 12:23; Re 19:17,18

¹ tn Heb “on a tree until evening.” The words “leaving him exposed” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

² sn For the legal background of this action, see Deut 21:22-23.

³ tn Heb “to this day.”