Give us seven of Saul’s sons. Saul was the Lord’s chosen king, so we will hang his sons in front of the Lord on Mount Gibeah of Saul.” King David said, “All right, I will give them to you.”
Joshua 10:26 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Then Joshua killed the five kings and hanged their bodies on five trees. He left them hanging in the trees until evening. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Afterward Joshua smote and slew them and hanged their bodies on five trees, and they hung on the trees until evening. American Standard Version (1901) And afterward Joshua smote them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. Common English Bible Next, Joshua struck them down. He put them to death and then hanged them on five trees. They were hanging on the trees until evening. Catholic Public Domain Version And Joshua struck them down and killed them, and he suspended them on five gallows. And they hung there until evening. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Josue struck, and slew them, and hanged them upon five gibbets: and they hung until the evening. |
Give us seven of Saul’s sons. Saul was the Lord’s chosen king, so we will hang his sons in front of the Lord on Mount Gibeah of Saul.” King David said, “All right, I will give them to you.”
David gave these seven men to the Gibeonites who then brought them to Mount Gibeah and hanged them in front of the Lord. Those seven men died together in the spring, during the first days of the barley harvest.
Then the report was checked out. It was learned that Mordecai’s report was true. The two guards who had planned to kill the king were hanged on a post. All these things were written down in a book of the king’s histories in front of the king.
let them take revenge on the other nations. Let them go punish those people.
They cried out for help, but there was no one to save them. They cried out to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
The Lord said to Moses, “Get all the leaders of these people. Then kill them so that all the people can see. Lay their bodies before the Lord. Then the Lord will not show his anger against all the Israelites.”
The people answered, “We will take full responsibility for his death. You can blame us and even our children!”
This day was Preparation day. The next day was a special Sabbath day. The Jewish leaders did not want the bodies to stay on the cross on the Sabbath day. So they asked Pilate to order that the legs of the men be broken. And they asked that the bodies be taken down from the crosses.
The law says we are under a curse for not always obeying it. But Christ took away that curse. He changed places with us and put himself under that curse. The Scriptures say, “Anyone who is hung on a tree is under a curse.”
Joshua hanged the king of Ai on a tree and left him hanging there until evening. At sunset Joshua told his men to take the king’s body down from the tree. They threw his body down at the city gate. Then they covered the body with many rocks. That pile of rocks is still there today.
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, “Come on, kill us yourself. You are a man and strong enough to do the job.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna. Then Gideon took the decorations shaped like the moon off their camels’ necks.
But Samuel said to Agag, “Your sword took babies from their mothers. So now, your mother will have no children.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.