约书亚记 10:26

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

隨後，約書亞把那五個王殺死，懸在五棵樹上；他們就懸在樹上，直到晚上。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
随 後 约 书 亚 将 这 五 王 杀 死 ， 挂 在 五 棵 树 上 。 他 们 就 在 树 上 直 挂 到 晚 上 。

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ After this, Joshua and his army went back to the camp at Gilgal. ¹⁶ During the fight the five kings ran away and hid in a cave near Makkedah, ¹⁷ but someone found them hiding in the cave at Makkedah and told Joshua. ¹⁸ So he said, "Cover the opening of the cave with large rocks. Put some men there to guard it, ¹⁹ but don't stay there yourselves. Continue chasing the enemy and attacking them from behind. Don't let them get to their cities, because the Lord your God will hand them over to you." ²⁰ So Joshua and the Israelites killed the enemy, but a few were able to get back to their strong, walled cities. ²¹ After the fighting, Joshua's men came back safely to him at Makkedah. No one was brave enough to say a word against the Israelites. ²² Joshua said, "Move the rocks that are covering the opening of the cave and bring those five kings out to me." ²³ So Joshua's men brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. ²⁴ When they brought the five kings out to Joshua, he called for all his men. He said to the commanders of his army, "Come here! Put your feet on the necks of these kings." So they came close and put their feet on their necks.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joshua: Judges 8:21, 1 Samuel 15:33

hanged: Joshua 8:29, Numbers 25:4, Deuteronomy 21:22, Deuteronomy 21:23, 2 Samuel 21:6, 2 Samuel 21:9, Esther 2:23, Esther 7:9, Esther 7:10, Matthew 27:25, Galatians 3:13

Reciprocal: Genesis 40:19 - hang thee

Cross-References

Genesis 10:20
All these people were the sons of Ham, and all these families had their own languages, their own lands, and their own nations.

Genesis 10:28
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And afterwards Joshua smote them and slew them,.... With the sword; either by his own hands, or by others whom he ordered to slay them:

and hanged them on five trees; to their shame and disgrace, and the terror of others:

and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening; by way of contempt of them, and as a spectacle of terror to others, especially to the inhabitants of Makkedah, and their king they were now besieging.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 26. Smote - slew - and hanged them on five trees — Hanging alive seems a barbarous custom: among the Hebrews, criminals were first deprived of life; this was the debt required by justice: then they were hanged up, perhaps generally by the hands, not by the neck; this was done by way of example, to deter others from committing the crimes for which those had suffered: but they were never permitted to hang thus exposed all night, as this could have answered no purpose, either of justice or example, as they could not be seen in the night-season. One day also was deemed enough for their exposure, it being thought sufficient to show the public that justice had been executed; and to have exhibited them longer would have appeared to be a barbarous cruelty which attempted to extend punishment beyond the possible requisitions of justice. Deuteronomy 21:23.