23 His body shall not remain [a]all night upon the tree, but thou shalt bury him the same day: for the (A)curse of God is on him that is hanged. Defile not therefore thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit.

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  1. Deuteronomy 21:23 For God’s Law by his death is satisfied, and nature abhorreth cruelty.

23 you must not leave the body hanging on the pole overnight.(A) Be sure to bury(B) it that same day, because anyone who is hung on a pole is under God’s curse.(C) You must not desecrate(D) the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

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29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree, unto the evening. And as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded [a]that they should take his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and (A)lay thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

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  1. Joshua 8:29 According as it was commanded, Deut. 21:23.

29 He impaled the body of the king of Ai on a pole and left it there until evening. At sunset,(A) Joshua ordered them to take the body from the pole and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And they raised a large pile of rocks(B) over it, which remains to this day.

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