Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:

Worthy of death

Bible References

Worthy of death

2 Samuel 4:12
So David gave orders to the young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took Ish-bosheth’s head and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.

See also jos 8

Deuteronomy 19:6
Otherwise, the avenger of blood in the heat of his anger might pursue the one who committed manslaughter, overtake him because the distance is great, and strike him dead. Yet he did not deserve to die, since he did not previously hate his neighbor.
1 Samuel 26:16
What you have done is not good. As the Lord lives, all of you deserve to die since you didn’t protect your lord, the Lord’s anointed. Now look around; where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?”
Matthew 26:66
What is your decision?”

They answered, “He deserves death!”
Acts 23:29
I found out that the accusations were about disputed matters in their law, and that there was no charge that merited death or chains.
Acts 25:11
If then I am doing wrong, or have done anything deserving of death, I do not refuse to die, but if there is nothing to what these men accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
Acts 26:31
and when they had left they talked with each other and said, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or chains.”

Thou hang

2 Samuel 21:6
let seven of his male descendants be handed over to us so we may hang them in the presence of the Lord at Gibeah of Saul, the Lord’s chosen.”

The king answered, “I will hand them over.”
Luke 23:33
When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.
John 19:31
Since it was the preparation day, the Jews did not want the bodies to remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special day). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away.

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