Joshua 8:29

New Century Version

Joshua hanged the king of Ai on a tree and left him there until evening. At sunset Joshua told his men to take the king’s body down from the tree and to throw it down at the city gate. Then they covered it with a pile of rocks, which is still there today.

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:17

Then Joab’s men took Absalom’s body and threw it into a large pit in the forest and filled the pit with many stones. All the Israelites ran away to their homes.

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the platform he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king was not so angry anymore.

Psalm 107:40

He showed he was displeased with their leaders and made them wander in a pathless desert.

Psalm 110:5

The Lord is beside you to help you. When he becomes angry, he will crush kings.

John 19:31

This day was Preparation Day, and the next day was a special Sabbath day. Since the religious leaders did not want the bodies to stay on the cross on the Sabbath day, they asked Pilate to order that the legs of the men be broken and the bodies be taken away.

Acts 12:23

Because Herod did not give the glory to God, an angel of the Lord immediately caused him to become sick, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Joshua 10:30

The Lord handed over the city and its king. They killed every person in the city; no one was left alive. And they did the same thing to that king that they had done to the king of Jericho.

Joshua 10:33

During this same time Horam king of Gezer came to help Lachish, but Joshua also defeated him and his army; no one was left alive.

Joshua 12:9

Jericho, Ai (near Bethel),

Joshua 7:26

They piled rocks over Achan’s body, and they are still there today. That is why it is called the Valley of Trouble. After this the Lord was no longer angry.

Joshua 8:23

the king of Ai, and they brought him to Joshua.