Afterward Joshua struck them, put them to death, and hanged them on five trees. They were hanging on the trees until the evening. At the time of the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and threw them into the cave in which they had hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day.
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Afterward Joshua struck them, put them to death, and hanged them on five trees. They were hanging on the trees until the evening.
At the time of the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and threw them into the cave in which they had hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day.
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And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.
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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.
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, unto this very day.
Cross-references (16)
- Joshua 8:29 (vv26–27) He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until the evening. At sundown, Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree and threw it…
- Deuteronomy 21:22-23 (vv26–27) If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain all night on…
- Joshua 7:26 (v27) They raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day. Yahweh turned from the fierceness of his anger. Therefore the name of…
- 2 Samuel 18:17 (v27) They took Absalom and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones. Then all Israel fled, each…
- Numbers 25:4 (v26) Yahweh said to Moses, “Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up to Yahweh before the sun, that the fierce anger of Yahweh may…
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- Judges 8:21 (v26) Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “You rise and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength.” Gideon arose, and killed Zebah and…
- 1 Samuel 15:33 (v26) Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women!” Then Samuel cut Agag in pieces before…
- 2 Samuel 21:6 (v26) let seven men of his sons be delivered to us, and we will hang them up to Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Yahweh.” The king said,…
- 2 Samuel 21:9 (v26) He delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the mountain before Yahweh, and all seven of them fell…
- Esther 2:23 (v26) When this matter was investigated, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a gallows; and it was written in the book of the…
- Esther 7:9-10 (v26) Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs who were with the king said, “Behold, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman has made for Mordecai,…
- Matthew 27:25 (v26) All the people answered, “May his blood be on us, and on our children!”
- Galatians 3:13 (v26) Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”
- Joshua 4:9 (v27) Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood;…
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv26–27 Jos 10:26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew…
Jos 10:26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
Ver. 26. Hanged them on five trees.] See Jos 8:26.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv26–27 He hanged them, after they were dead, as a…
He hanged them, after they were dead, as a brand of infamy, and for the terror and instruction of others.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv26–27 And it came to pass, at the time of…
And it came to pass, at the time of the going down of the sun,.... Which was the time fixed by the law of God for taking down bodies that were hanged, Deu 21:23,
that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees; not from, any respect to them, but that they might not defile the land, as dead bodies in a ceremonial sense did, Deu 21:23; and this Joshua was the more careful of, as they were just entered into it, and were taking possession of it:
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and they cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid; so that what had been their hiding place now became their grave; and according to the Samaritan Chronicle (q), the trees also on which they were hanged were cast in with them:
and laid great stones in the cave's mouth: not as a monumental pile, as in the instances of Achan and the king of Ai, Jos 7:26; but to prevent their carcasses being dragged out, and eaten by wild beasts, as some think; or that they might not be taken out, and buried in a more honourable manner:
which remain until this very day; when Joshua was grown old, the writer of this book.
(q) Apud Hottinger. Smegma. p. 511.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v27 Took them down - That neither wild beasts could…
Took them down - That neither wild beasts could come to devour them, nor any of their people to give them honourable burial. Thus that which they thought would have been their shelter, was made their prison first, and then their grave. So shall we surely be disappointed, in whatever we flee to from God.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v26 Verse 26. Smote - slew - and hanged them…
Verse 26. Smote - slew - and hanged them on five trees] Hanging alive seems a barbarous custom: among the Hebrews, criminals were first deprived of life; this was the debt required by justice: then they were hanged up, perhaps generally by the hands, not by the neck; this was done by way of example, to deter others from committing the crimes for which those had suffered: but they were never permitted to hang thus exposed all night, as this could have answered no purpose, either of justice or example, as they could not be seen in the night-season. One day also was deemed enough for their exposure, it being thought sufficient to show the public that justice had been executed; and to have exhibited them longer would have appeared to be a barbarous cruelty which attempted to extend punishment beyond the possible requisitions of justice. See Clarke on De 21:23.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v27 Jos 10:27-29. They took them down — That neither…
Jos 10:27-29. They took them down — That neither wild beasts might come to devour them, nor any of their people to give them honourable burial. Thus, that which they thought would have been their shelter was made their prison first, and then their grave. So shall we surely be disappointed, in whatever we flee to from God. And that day — On which the sun stood still. Nor is it strange that so much work was done, and places so far distant were taken in one day, when the day was so long, and the Canaanites struck with such a terror. He let none remain — From the severity wherewith this and the following cities were treated, and the command given, (Deu 20:10,) it has been inferred, with much probability, that offers of peace had been made them by Joshua before he fought against them, and that they had rejected these offers. All Israel with him unto Libnah — Namely, all who were with him in this expedition.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v27 Ver 1. Adonisedec means, "Lord of justice," as Melchisedec…
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Ver 1. Adonisedec means, "Lord of justice," as Melchisedec denotes "the king of justice;" perhaps Salem was originally styled Zedec. (Masius) --- This king had probably some control over the neighbouring cities. (Menochius) --- He was also in the greatest danger; and not daring to attack the Israelites, he resolves to fall upon the Gabaonites unawares, that other cities might be deterred from following their example. --- Confederates. Hebrew, "and were among them," which may signify either that the Israelites were to dwell in the towns belonging to the Gabaonites, or that the latter should live along with them, as one and the same people, following the same religion, and bound together by the same interests.
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Down. (Deuteronomy xxi.) The victorious army had returned some time before the evening, and had time to take the city of Maceda; though some, without reason, believe that this took place the day following.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv26–27 26. Joshua smote them — Here observe, they were…
26. Joshua smote them — Here observe, they were slain before they were hung. This summary infliction of capital punishment so abhorrent to the humane spirit of our Christian civilization, was in accordance with the character of that age and people, who would have construed mercy as cowardice. European nations in their wars with the semi-barbarous Orientals of modern times are compelled to adopt the severe war-code of those nations. Compare the note on Jos_8:29.
Hanged them on five trees — As a mark of further indignity, and to strike the enemy with increased terror.
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Until the evening — See on Jos_8:29.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv26–27 26. Joshua smote them] The actual execution of the…
26. Joshua smote them] The actual execution of the kings he reserved for his own hands.
hanged them] “Hongide upon fiue stokkis,” Wyclif; or suspended their bodies after death. Comp. Deu_21:23; Jos_8:29. In like manner Joshua had done to the king of Ai; Jos_8:29.
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on five trees] Each body on its own tree.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v26 (26) And hanged them.—Here the hanging appears to have…
(26) And hanged them.—Here the hanging appears to have been a token of disgrace after death. Upon the cross of the true Joshua, the enemies of the Israel of God are exhibited. “He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it” (Col_2:15).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv26–27 And hanged them. This was also a symbolical act,…
And hanged them. This was also a symbolical act, intended to encourage Israel in their warfare. All that day, until its close, were the bodies of the five kings visible to the whole host, to remind them of the signal victory God had vouchsafed them. The same thing had been done at Ai. See Jos_8:29.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v26 to this very day
to this very day
"until the author wrote this story"
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v26 10:26-27 Joshua’s execution of the five kings followed the…
10:26-27 Joshua’s execution of the five kings followed the pattern established with the king of Ai (see note on 8:29).
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