Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
He that is hanged is accursed of god
Thy land
General references
Bible References
He that is hanged is accursed of god
Numbers 25:4
Yahweh said to Moses, "Take all {the leaders} of the people and kill them before the sun, so the fierce anger of Yahweh will turn from Israel."
Joshua 7:12
The {Israelites} were unable to stand before their enemies; {they fled from their enemies} because they have become a thing devoted for destruction. {I will be with you no more} unless you destroy the devoted things from among you.
2 Samuel 21:6
let seven men from his sons be given over to us, and we will execute them before Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen one of Yahweh." Then the king said, "I will give them over."
Romans 9:3
For I could wish myself to be accursed from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my fellow countrymen according to the flesh,
Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law [by] becoming a curse for us, because it is written, "Cursed [is] everyone who hangs on a tree,"
1 Corinthians 16:22
If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be accursed. O Lord, come!
2 Corinthians 5:21
He made the one who did not know sin [to be] sin on our behalf, in order that we could become the righteousness of God in him.
Thy land
Leviticus 18:25
So the land became unclean, and {I have brought the punishment of} its guilt upon it, and the land has vomited out its inhabitants.
Numbers 35:33
So you will not pollute the land in which you are; because blood pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is poured out on it except with the blood of the one who poured it out.
General references
Acts 5:6
So the young men stood up, wrapped him up, and carried [him] out [and] buried [him].