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Green's Literal Translation

Joshua 10:26

And afterward Joshua struck them, and executed them, and hung them on five trees. And they were hanging on the trees until the evening.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Adoni-Zedek;   Amorites;   Captive;   Cave;   Debir;   Hebron;   Jerusalem;   Makkedah;   Piram;   Prisoners;   War;   Thompson Chain Reference - Gallows;   Hanging;   Nation, the;   Punishments;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Amorites, the;   Trees;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Adonizedek;   Makkedah;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Adoni-Zedec;   Gibeon;   Hoham;   Piram;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hanging;   Makkedah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Adoni-Zedek;   Amorites;   Hanging;   Hoham;   Japhia;   Joshua, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Adoni-Bezek;   Adoni-Zedek;   Israel;   Joshua;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Tree ;   Tree (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Adonizedec ;   Debir ;   Eglon ;   Gibeon ;   Hoham ;   Lachish ;   Makkedah ;   Sun;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Adonizedek;   Dehir;   Journeyings of israel from egypt to canaan;   Lachish;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Adonize'dek;   Jeb'usites;   La'chish;   Makke'dah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Adoni-Zedek;   Deuteronomy;   Hoham;   Japhia (1);   Joshua, Book of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Adonizedek;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gallows;   Hoham;   Jebusites;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
After this, Joshua struck them down and executed them. He hung their bodies on five trees and they were there until evening.
Hebrew Names Version
Afterward Yehoshua struck them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging on the trees until the evening.
King James Version
And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
Lexham English Bible
And after this Joshua struck them down and killed them, and he hanged them on five trees. And they were hanging on the trees until the evening.
English Standard Version
And afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees. And they hung on the trees until evening.
New Century Version
Then Joshua killed the five kings and hung their bodies on five trees, where he left them until evening.
New English Translation
Then Joshua executed them and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening.
Amplified Bible
Then afterward Joshua struck them [with his sword] and put them to death, and he hung them on five trees; and they hung on the trees until evening.
New American Standard Bible
So afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees; and they were hung on the trees until evening.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So then Ioshua smote them, and slewe them, and hanged them on fiue trees, and they hanged still vpon the trees vntill the euening.
Legacy Standard Bible
So afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees; and they hung on the trees until evening.
Contemporary English Version
Joshua killed the five kings and told his men to hang each body on a tree. Then at sunset
Complete Jewish Bible
With that, Y'hoshua struck them and put them to death, hanging them on five trees, where they remained hanging until evening.
Darby Translation
And afterwards Joshua smote them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees; and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Joshua killed the five kings and hanged their bodies on five trees. He left them hanging in the trees until evening.
George Lamsa Translation
And after that Joshua slew them, and hanged them on five trees; and they remained hung on the trees until the evening.
Good News Translation
Then Joshua killed the kings and hanged them on five trees, where their bodies stayed until evening.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iosua smote them afterwarde, and put them to death, and hanged them vpon fyue trees. And they hanged styll vpon the trees vntyll the euenynge.
American Standard Version
And afterward Joshua smote them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
Bible in Basic English
Then Joshua had them put to death, hanging them on five trees, where they were till evening.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And then Iosuah smote them, and slewe them, and hanged them on fiue trees: And they hanged still vpon the trees vntill the euening.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And afterward Joshua smote them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees; and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
King James Version (1611)
And afterward Ioshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on fiue trees: and they were hanging vpon the trees vntill the euening.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joshua slew them, and hanged them on five trees; and they hung upon the trees until the evening.
English Revised Version
And afterward Joshua smote them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
Berean Standard Bible
After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Josue smoot, and killide hem, and hangide on fyue trees; and thei weren hangid `til to euentid.
Young's Literal Translation
and Joshua smiteth them afterwards, and putteth them to death, and hangeth them on five trees; and they are hanging on the trees till the evening.
Update Bible Version
And afterward Joshua smote them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging on the trees until the evening.
Webster's Bible Translation
And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
World English Bible
Afterward Joshua struck them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging on the trees until the evening.
New King James Version
And afterward Joshua struck them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees; and they were hanging on the trees until evening.
New Living Translation
Then Joshua killed each of the five kings and impaled them on five sharpened poles, where they hung until evening.
New Life Bible
After this Joshua killed the kings. He hanged them on five trees, and they hung on the trees until evening.
New Revised Standard
Afterward Joshua struck them down and put them to death, and he hung them on five trees. And they hung on the trees until evening.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Joshua smote them after this, and put them to death, and hanged them upon five trees, - and they remained hung on the trees, until the evening,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Josue struck, and slew them, and hanged them upon five gibbets; and they hung until the evening.
Revised Standard Version
And afterward Joshua smote them and put them to death, and he hung them on five trees. And they hung upon the trees until evening;
THE MESSAGE
Then Joshua struck and killed the kings. He hung them on five trees where they remained until evening. At sunset Joshua gave the command. They took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden. They put large stones at the mouth of the cave. The kings are still in there.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees; and they hung on the trees until evening.

Contextual Overview

15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. 16 And these five kings fled, and were hidden in a cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told to Joshua, saying, the five kings have been found hidden in a cave at Makkedah. 18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men over it to watch them. 19 And you, do not stand still . Pursue your enemies, and you shall strike the hindmost of them. Do not allow them to go into their cities, for Jehovah your God has given them into your hand. 20 And it happened, when Joshua and the sons of Israel had finished destroying them with a very great blow, until they were completely destroyed, and the remnant of them who escaped went into the fortified cities, 21 that all the people returned to the camp in peace, to Joshua at Makkedah. Not one sharpened his tongue against the sons of Israel, against any man. 22 And Joshua said, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out to me these five kings from the cave. 23 And they did so, and brought out to him these five kings from the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon. 24 And it happened, when they brought out these kings to Joshua, Joshua called to every man of Israel and said to the commanders of the men of war who had gone with him, Draw near, set your feet on the necks of these kings. And they drew nearand set 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
These were the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their tongues, in their countries, in their nations.
Genesis 10:28
and Obal, and Abimael, and 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.


 
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