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And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide: and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Compare Deuteronomy 21:22-23 notes.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree. —(See Note on Deuteronomy 21:22-23.) Hebrew, on the tree. Why “the

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And the king of Ai he hanged, although he seems to have treated the king with great severity to satisfy the hatred of the people, I cannot…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide
By way of terror to other kings in the land of Canaan, that sh…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God, the righteous Judge, had sentenced the Canaanites for their wickedness; the Israelites only executed his doom. None of their conduct can be dr…

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