Joshua 7:26

7:26 Then they erected over him a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day) and the Lord’s anger subsided. So that place is called the Valley of Disaster to this very day.

Joshua 8:29

8:29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. 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).


tc Heb “to this day.” The phrase “to this day” is omitted in the LXX and may represent a later scribal addition.

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

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

tn Heb “to this day.”