Jos 8:29 | NETfull | 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. ^{▼▼ 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. ^{▼▼ 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). ^{▼▼ Heb “to this day.”}