let sevenmenfrom his sonsbe givento us, and we will hangthem before the LORDin Gibeahof Saul,the chosenof the LORD."And the kingsaid,"I will give[them]."
within threemoredaysPharaohwill liftup your headfrom you and will hangyou on a tree,and the birdswill eatyour fleshoffyou."
but he hangedthe chiefbaker,justas Josephhad interpretedto them.
Now whenAhithophelsawthat his counselwas not followed,he saddled[his] donkeyand aroseand wentto his home,to his city,and sethis housein order,and strangledhimself; thus he diedand was buriedin the graveof his father.
When a certainmansaw[it], he toldJoaband said,"Behold,I sawAbsalomhangingin an oak."
"For allmy father'shouseholdwas nothingbut deadmenbefore my lordthe king;yet you setyour servantamong those who ateat your own table.Whatrightdo I haveyetthat I should complainanymoreto the king?"
The chiefwas Ahiezer,then Joash,the sonsof Shemaahthe Gibeathite;and Jezieland Pelet,the sonsof Azmaveth,and Beracahand Jehuthe Anathothite,
"And I issueda decreethat anymanwhoviolatesthisedict,a timbershall be drawnfrom his houseand he shall be impaledon it and his houseshall be madea refuseheapon accountof this.
the tensonsof Hamanthe sonof Hammedatha,the Jews'enemy;but they did not laytheir handson the plunder.
And he threwthe pieces of silverinto the temple sanctuaryand departed;and he went awayand hangedhimself.
"Thenthey askedfor a king,and Godgavethem Saulthe sonof Kish,a manof the tribeof Benjamin,for fortyyears.
"Ifa manhas committeda sinworthyof deathand he is putto death,and you hanghim on a tree,
So afterwardJoshuastruckthem and putthem to death,and he hangedthem on fivetrees;and they hungon the treesuntilevening.
He hangedthe kingof Aion a treeuntilevening;and at sunsetJoshuagavecommandand they tookhis bodydownfrom the treeand threwit at the entranceof the citygate,and raisedoverit a greatheapof stones[that stands] to thisday.
Then Samueltookthe flaskof oil,pouredit on his head,kissedhim and said,"Has not the LORDanointedyou a ruleroverHis inheritance?
Samuelsaidto allthe people,"Do you seehim whomthe LORDhas chosen?Surelythereis noonelikehim among allthe people."So allthe peopleshoutedand said,"[Long] livethe king!"
Saulalsowentto his houseat Gibeah;and the valiant[men] whoseheartsGodhad touchedwentwith him.
Then the messengerscameto Gibeahof Sauland spokethese wordsin the hearingof the people,and allthe peopleliftedup their voicesand wept.
"So nowswearto me by the LORDthat you will not cutoffmy descendantsafterme and that you will not destroymy namefrom my father'shousehold."
Davidsworeto Saul.And Saulwentto his home,but Davidand his menwentup to the stronghold.
