- the king:
- The kings of Canaan lay under the same curse as their subjects and probably were more deeply criminal. The reserving of the king of Ai for a solemn execution, would tend to strike terror into the other kings, contribute to the success of Israel, and give their proceedings the stamp of a judicial process, and of executing the vengeance of God upon his enemies. "And afterwardª¹ Joshuaª smoteª° them, and slewª° them, and hangedª° them on¹ fiveª trees:ª and they were¹ hangingª° upon¹ the treesª until¹ the evening.ª ... And that¹ dayª Joshuaª tookª° Makkedah,ª and smoteª° it with the edgeª of the sword,ª and the kingª thereof he utterly destroyed,ª° them, and all¹ the soulsª that¹ [were] therein; he letª° none¹ remain:ª and he didª° to the kingª of Makkedahª as¹ he didª° unto the kingª of Jericho.ª" {Jsh 10:26-28} + "And the LORDª deliveredª° it also,¹ and the kingª thereof, into the handª of Israel;ª and he smoteª° it with the edgeª of the sword,ª and all¹ the soulsª that¹ [were] therein; he letª° none¹ remainª in it; but didª° unto the kingª thereof as¹ he didª° unto the kingª of Jericho.ª" {Jsh 10:30} + "Then¹ Horamª kingª of Gezerª came upª° to helpª°¹ Lachish;ª and Joshuaª smoteª° him and his people,ª until¹ he had leftª° him none¹ remaining.ª" {Jsh 10:33} + "And if¹ a manª have committed¹ a sinª worthy¹ of² death,ª and he be to be put to death,ª° and thou hangª° him on¹ a tree:ª ... His bodyª shall not¹ remain all nightª° upon¹ the tree,ª but¹ thou shalt in any wise²° buryª° him that¹ day;ª (for¹ he that is hangedª° [is] accursedª of God;)ª that¹ thy landª be not¹ defiled,ª° which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee [for] an inheritance.ª" {Deu 21:22-23} + "So they hangedª°¹ Hamanª on¹ the gallowsª that¹ he had preparedª° for Mordecai.ª Then was the king'sª wrathª pacified.ª°" {Est 7:10} + "He pourethª° contemptª upon¹ princes,ª and causeth them to wanderª° in the wilderness,ª [where there is] no¹ way.ª" {Psa 107:40} + "The Lordª at¹ thy right handª shall strike²° through¹ kingsª in the dayª of his wrath.ª" {Psa 110:5} + "Andª immediatelyª the angelª of the Lordª smoteª° him,ª becauseªª he gaveª° notª Godª the¹ glory:ª andª he wasª° eaten of worms,ª and gave up the ghost.ª°" {Act 12:23} + "Andª I sawª° anª angelª standingª° inª the¹ sun;ª andª he criedª° with a loudª voice,ª sayingª° to allª the¹ fowlsª that flyª° inª the midst of heaven,ª Comeª° andª gather yourselves togetherª° untoª the¹ supperª of the¹ greatª God;ª ... Thatª ye may eatª° the fleshª of kings,ª andª the fleshª of captains,ª andª the fleshª of mighty men,ª andª the fleshª of horses,ª andª of them that sitª° onª them,ª andª the fleshª of allª [men, both] freeª andª bond,ª bothª smallª andª great.ª" {Rev 19:17-18}
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