Deuteronomy 21:21-23

English Standard Version

^21 (A)Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones. ^(B)So you shall purge the evil from your midst, ^(C)and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

A Man Hanged on a Tree Is Cursed

²² “And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, ^23 (D)his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for ^(E)a hanged man is cursed by God. ^(F)You shall not defile your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance.