Joshua

Joshua 7:15–26

15The one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned, along with all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrage in Israel.’”

16So Joshua arose early the next morning and had Israel come forward tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected. 17He had the clans of Judah come forward, and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward, and the family of Zabdi was selected. 18And he had the family of Zabdi come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.

19So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”

20“It is true,” Achan replied, “I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did: 21When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar,e two hundred shekels of silver,f and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels,g I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”

22So Joshua sent messengers who ran to the tent, and there it all was, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath. 23They took the things from inside the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the LORD.

24Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.

25“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies. 26And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achorh to this day.

Footnotes

  • e 7:21 That is, Babylonia
  • f 7:21 200 shekels is approximately 5 pounds or 2.3 kilograms of silver.
  • g 7:21 50 shekels is approximately 1.26 pounds or 569.8 grams of gold.
  • h 7:26 Achor means trouble.

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Cross-references

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Joshua 7:15 Genesis 34:7 · 1 Samuel 14:38–39 · Judges 20:6 · Deuteronomy 13:15–16 · Joshua 7:25–26

Joshua 7:17 Numbers 26:20

Joshua 7:18 Numbers 32:23 · Acts 5:1–10

Joshua 7:19 1 Samuel 6:5 · Jeremiah 13:16 · John 9:24 · 2 Chronicles 30:22 · Daniel 9:4 · Numbers 5:6–7 · 1 Samuel 14:43 · Ezra 10:10–11 · Proverbs 28:13 · 1 John 1:8–10 · Psalm 32:5

Joshua 7:20 Psalm 38:18

Joshua 7:21 James 1:15 · Luke 12:15 · Psalm 119:37 · 1 John 2:15–16 · Deuteronomy 7:25 · 2 Peter 2:15 · Hebrews 13:5 · 1 Timothy 6:9–10 · Genesis 6:2 · 2 Kings 5:20–27 · 2 Samuel 11:2 · Proverbs 28:22

Joshua 7:24 Proverbs 15:27 · 1 Timothy 6:9–10 · Joshua 7:26 · Numbers 16:27–31 · Isaiah 65:10 · Exodus 20:5 · Joshua 15:7 · Hosea 2:15

Joshua 7:25 Joshua 6:18 · 1 Chronicles 2:7 · Deuteronomy 17:5 · Leviticus 24:14 · Joshua 7:11–13 · Leviticus 20:2

Joshua 7:26 Hosea 2:15 · Isaiah 65:10 · Deuteronomy 13:17 · Joshua 7:24 · Lamentations 3:53 · 2 Samuel 18:17 · Joshua 8:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.