Deuteronomy 21:22-23

22 "If a man has committed a sin ¹worthy of death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,

23 ²his corpse shall not hang all night on the tree, but you shall surely bury him on the same day (for ³he who is hanged is accursed of God ), so that you ⁴do not defile your land which the LORD your God gives 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 10:26, 27; John 19:31
• 3. Galatians 3:13
• 4. Leviticus 18:25; Numbers 35:34

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "the curse of God"