Deuteronomy 21:22-23

22 If someone guilty of a capital offense is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole,

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

Deuteronomy 21:22-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 21

This chapter treats of the beheading of the heifer, for the expiation of unknown murder, and the rules to be observed in it, De 21:1-9 of a beautiful captive woman an Israelite is desirous of having for his wife, and what methods he must take to accomplish it, De 21:10-14, of giving the double portion to the firstborn, which he must not be deprived of in favour of the son of a beloved wife, De 21:15-17 and of the stubborn and rebellious son, who remaining so must be put to death, De 21:18-21 and of burying a person hanged on a tree the same day he is executed, De 21:22,23.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 22:26; Matthew 26:66; Mark 14:64; Acts 23:29
• 2. Joshua 8:29; Joshua 10:27; John 19:31
• 3. Ezekiel 39:12
• 4. Ezra 6:11; Esther 2:23; Esther 7:9; Esther 8:7; Esther 9:13,25; Isaiah 50:11; Galatians 3:13*
• 5. S Leviticus 18:25; Numbers 35:34