Joshua 10:26

10:26 Then Joshua executed them ¹  and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening.

Joshua 7:6

7:6 Joshua tore his clothes; ²  he and the leaders ³  of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening ⁴  and threw dirt on their heads. ⁵ 

Joshua 8:29

8:29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. ⁶  At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. ⁷  They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day). ⁸ 

¹ tn Heb “struck them down and killed them.”

² sn Tearing one’s clothes was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Gen 37:34; 44:13).

³ tn Or “elders.”

⁴ tn Heb “and fell on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel.”

⁵ sn Throwing dirt on one’s head was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Lam 2:10; Ezek 27:30).

³ tn Heb “on a tree until evening.” The words “leaving him exposed” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁴ sn For the legal background of this action, see Deut 21:22-23.

⁵ tn Heb “to this day.”