Deut 21:22

Back to Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

worthy of death.

Heb. of the judgment of death.The Hebrews understand this not of putting to death by hanging, but of hanging a man up after he was stoned to death; which was done more ignominiously of some heinous malefactors.

We have the examples of Rechab and Baanah, who, for murdering Ish-bosheth, were slain by David's commandment, their hand and feet cut off, and then hanged up.

2Sa 4:12

See also

Josh 8:29; Josh 10:26So in Nu 25:4, we read, "And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads (chief men) of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel."

Among the Romans, in after ages, they hanged, or rather fastened to the tree ALIVE; and such was the cruel death of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Deut 19:6; Deut 22:26; 1Sam 26:16; Matt 26:66; Acts 23:29; Acts 25:11; Acts 25:25; Acts 26:31

thou hang.

2Sam 21:6; 2Sam 21:9; Luke 23:33; John 19:31-38