Joshua 8:29

Context
8:29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening.¹ At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree.² 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).³

[8:29] ¹tn Heb “on a tree until evening.” The words “leaving him exposed” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:29] ²sn For the legal background of this action, see Deut 21:22-23.

[8:29] ³tn Heb “to this day.”