7 occurrences

'Hanged' in the Bible

When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and returned to his house in his hometown. After setting his household in order, he hanged himself. So he died and was buried in the grave of his father.

Verse ConceptsDespair, Description OfHangingHope, Results Of Its AbsenceHousesPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSuicideTombsPutting In OrderIndividuals going homePeople Hung To DeathPreparing To TravelSaddling Donkeys

The king then had the matter investigated and, finding it to be so, had the two conspirators hanged on a gallows. It was then recorded in the daily chronicles in the king's presence.

Verse ConceptsTreasonPeople Hung To DeathHistorical BooksKilling Named Individuals

Haman's wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, "Have a gallows seventy-five feet high built, and in the morning tell the king that Mordecai should be hanged on it. Then go with the king to the banquet contented." It seemed like a good idea to Haman, so he had the gallows built.

Verse ConceptsEscaping, Physical ThingsBad Wives ExamplesTemptressesDimensions Of Other ThingsPeople Hung To DeathNamed Wives

So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king's rage then abated.

Verse ConceptsPurimDeath Of The Wicked, Examples OfHangingAnger Subsiding

King Ahasuerus replied to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, "Look, I have already given Haman's estate to Esther, and he has been hanged on the gallows because he took hostile action against the Jews.

Verse ConceptsJews Under ThreatPeople Hung To Death

So the king issued orders for this to be done. A law was passed in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.

Verse ConceptsHangingTen PeoplePeople Hung To Death

But when the matter came to the king's attention, the king gave written orders that Haman's evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows.

Verse ConceptsEvil DevicesPeople Hung To Death

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