Yosua 8:29

8:29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. ¹  At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. ²  They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day). ³ 

Yosua 19:51

19:51 These are the land assignments which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders ⁴  made by drawing lots in Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. ⁵  So they finished dividing up the land.

Yosua 20:4

20:4 The one who committed manslaughter ⁶  should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city. ⁷  They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there. ⁸ 

[8:29]  ¹ tn Heb “on a tree until evening.” The words “leaving him exposed” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:29]  ² sn For the legal background of this action, see Deut 21:22-23.

[8:29]  ³ tn Heb “to this day.”

[19:51]  ⁴ tn Heb “the leaders of the fathers of the tribes.”

[19:51]  ⁵ tn Heb “at the entrance of the tent of assembly.”

[19:51]  sn On the tent of meeting see Exod 33:7-11.

[20:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the one who accidentally kills another, cf. v. 2) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “and speak into the ears of the elders of that city his words.”

[20:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “and they should gather him into the city to themselves, give to him a place, and he will live with them.”