Jos 8:29 | NET2full | STEP | 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 ).

‏ Joshua 8:29

29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. ^{▼▼tn Heb “on a tree until evening.” The words “leaving him exposed” are supplied in the translation for clarity.} At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. ^{▼▼sn For the legal background of this action, see Deut 21:22-23.} 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). ^{▼▼tn Heb “to this day.”}