Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
The king
As soon
A great heap
General references
Bible References
The king
Joshua 10:26
After this, Joshua struck those kings down, executing them, and hanged them on five gallows until sunset.
Deuteronomy 21:22
"If a man is guilty of a capital offense, is executed, and then is impaled on a tree,
Esther 7:10
The king said, "Hang him on it." So they hanged Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and then the king's anger subsided.
Psalm 107:40
Having poured contempt on their nobles, causing them to err aimlessly in the way.
Psalm 110:5
The Lord is at your right hand; he will utterly destroy kings in the time of his wrath.
Acts 12:23
Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
Revelation 19:17
Then I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, "Come! Gather for the great supper of God.
As soon
Joshua 10:27
When evening had come, Joshua gave a command to remove the bodies from the gallows and bury them in the cave where they had hidden. The army sealed the mouth of the cave with large stones that remain there to this very day.
A great heap
Joshua 7:26
piling up a large mound of boulders that remains to this day. After this, the LORD turned his burning anger away, and that is why that place is called "the Valley of Achor" to this day.
2 Samuel 18:17
Meanwhile, Joab's army grabbed Absalom's body, tossed it into a large pit in the forest, and filled it up with a huge pile of rocks. Then the Israelis ran away back to their homes.
General references
Joshua 8:23
But the king of Ai was taken alive and brought to Joshua.