When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and went back to his hometown. After putting his affairs in order, he hanged himself. He was buried in the family grave.

One of David's men saw him and reported to Joab, "Sir, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!"

In three days the king will release you---and have your head cut off! Then he will hang your body on a pole, and the birds will eat your flesh."

but he executed the chief baker. It all happened just as Joseph had said.

and said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of Israel and, in obedience to me, execute them in broad daylight, and then I will no longer be angry with the people."

Moses said to the officials, "Each of you is to kill every man in your tribe who has become a worshiper of Baal of Peor."

"If someone has been put to death for a crime and the body is hung on a post,

He hanged the king of Ai from a tree and left his body there until evening. At sundown Joshua gave orders for the body to be removed, and it was thrown down at the entrance to the city gate. They covered it with a huge pile of stones, which is still there today.

Then Joshua killed the kings and hanged them on five trees, where their bodies stayed until evening.

I further command that if any disobey this order, a wooden beam is to be torn out of their houses, sharpened on one end, and then driven through their bodies. And their houses are to be made a rubbish heap.

(SEE 9:7)

Esther answered, "If it please Your Majesty, let the Jews in Susa do again tomorrow what they were allowed to do today. And have the bodies of Haman's ten sons hung from the gallows."

The king ordered this to be done, and the proclamation was issued in Susa. The bodies of Haman's ten sons were publicly displayed.

Judas threw the coins down in the Temple and left; then he went off and hanged himself.

Saul also went back home to Gibeah. Some powerful men, whose hearts God had touched, went with him.

The messengers arrived at Gibeah, where Saul lived, and when they told the news, the people started crying in despair.

"Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the tribe of Benjamin; anoint him as ruler of my people Israel, and he will rescue them from the Philistines. I have seen the suffering of my people and have heard their cries for help."

When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the LORD said to him, "This is the man I told you about. He will rule my people."

Then Samuel took a jar of olive oil and poured it on Saul's head, kissed him, and said, "The LORD anoints you as ruler of his people Israel. You will rule his people and protect them from all their enemies. And this is the proof to you that the LORD has chosen you to be the ruler of his people:

Samuel said to the people, "Here is the man the LORD has chosen! There is no one else among us like him." All the people shouted, "Long live the king!"

And when they asked for a king, God gave them Saul son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, to be their king for forty years.