Joshua 10:26

And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.

Cross-references

Joshua 8:29 Parallel

Joshua 8:29 earlier describes the same practice of hanging a defeated king on a tree until evening.

Deuteronomy 21:22 Historical context

Deuteronomy 21:22 provides the law for hanging executed criminals, which Joshua's action follows.

Deuteronomy 21:23 Historical context

Deuteronomy 21:23 commands burial before nightfall, which Joshua obeys by taking the bodies down at evening.

In Galatians 3:13, Paul cites the curse of hanging on a tree, which is exemplified here when Joshua hangs the kings.

Judges 8:21 Parallel

In Judges 8:21, Gideon similarly executes captured enemy kings, mirroring Joshua's action against the five kings.

1 Samuel 15:33 records Samuel executing King Agag, paralleling the execution of defeated kings here.