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The Israelites,
however,
acted
unfaithfully
regarding
the things
devoted to
destruction.
Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some
of what
was
set
apart.
So
the anger of the
LORD
burned
against the Israelites
.
But
the children
of
Israel
committed
a
trespass
in
the devoted thing;
for
Achan ,
the
son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted
thing:
and
the
anger of Yahweh
was
kindled
against the children
of
Israel
.
Meanwhile,
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near
Beth -
aven to
the east of Bethel, and told
them, “
Go up and spy out the land. ”
So
the men went up and spied out Ai.
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside
Beth Aven ,
on
the east side
of Bethel, and spoke
to
them, saying,
Go up and spy out the land. The men went up and spied out Ai.
On
returning
to Joshua, they
reported,
“There
is
no
need
to send
all the people; two or three thousand men are
enough
to
go up and attack
Ai .
Since
the people of
Ai
are so
few ,
you
need
not
wear
out
all
our
people
there
. ”
They
returned
to Joshua, and
said
to him,
Don't
let
all the people go
up
; but
let
about
two or three thousand men go up and strike
Ai ;
don't
make
all
the people to
toil
there;
for
they
are but
few.
So about three thousand men went
up,
but
they fled before the men of Ai.
So there
went
up
there
of
the
people
about three thousand men :
and
they fled before the men of Ai.
And
the men of Ai struck down
about thirty-six of
them,
chasing
them from the gate as
far
as
the
quarries
and striking
them down
on
the slopes.
So
the hearts of the people melted and became like
water.
The men of Ai struck of
them
about thirty-six men;
and
they
chased
them [
from ]
before
the gate even
to
Shebarim,
and struck
them at
the descent;
and
the hearts of the people melted ,
and became as
water.
Then
Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown
before the ark of the
LORD
until evening, as
did
the elders of Israel; and they all
sprinkled
dust on their heads.
Joshua tore his clothes ,
and fell to
the
earth
on
his
face
before the ark of Yahweh
until the
evening, he
and
the elders of Israel; and they put
dust on their heads.
“O,
Lord
GOD,”
Joshua said, “
why did
You ever
bring
this people across
the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be
destroyed
? If
only
we had been content to
stay
on
the
other
side
of
the Jordan!
Joshua said, Alas,
Lord
Yahweh,
why have
you at
all
brought
this people over
the Jordan ,
to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites ,
to cause
us
to
perish
? would
that
we had been content and
lived
beyond
the Jordan!
O
Lord, what can
I say, now
that Israel has turned its
back
and
run
from
its
enemies ?
Oh,
Lord, what shall
I say, after
that Israel has turned their
backs
before
their
enemies !
When
the Canaanites and all who
live
in
the land hear about
this
, they
will surround
us and wipe
out
our name from the earth .
Then
what will You do for Your great name? ”
For
the Canaanites and all the inhabitants
of
the
land will
hear of
it
, and
will compass
us round,
and cut
off
our name from the earth :
and
what will you do for your great name?
But
the
LORD
said to Joshua, “Stand
up !
Why have
you fallen on your face?
Yahweh
said to Joshua, Get
you
up ;
why are
you thus
fallen on your face?
Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that
I commanded them, and
they have taken some
of what
was
devoted to
destruction.
Indeed
, they
have stolen and
lied
, and they have put these
things
with
their own possessions
.
Israel has sinned; yes,
they have even
transgressed my covenant which
I commanded them :
yes
, they have even
taken of the
devoted thing
, and
have also
stolen, and dissembled
also;
and
they have even
put it
among
their own stuff
.
This
is
why
the Israelites
cannot
stand against
their enemies .
They will
turn their backs and
run
from
their enemies, because they themselves
have
been
set
apart
for
destruction.
I will no
longer
be with you unless
you remove
from among you whatever
is
devoted
to
destruction
.
Therefore
the children
of
Israel
can't
stand before
their enemies ;
they turn their backs before
their enemies, because they are
become
accursed:
I will not
be with you any
more,
except
you destroy
the
devoted
thing
from among you.
Get
up and
consecrate
the people, saying
, ‘Consecrate
yourselves for
tomorrow ,
for this
is
what
the
LORD
, the God of Israel, says:
Among
you, O
Israel ,
there
are
things
devoted
to
destruction.
You cannot
stand against
your enemies until you remove
them
.
Up ,
sanctify
the people, and
say
, Sanctify
yourselves against
tomorrow :
for thus
says
Yahweh
, the God of Israel, There
is
a
devoted
thing
in
the
midst
of
you, Israel ;
you can
not
stand before
your enemies ,
until you take
away
the
devoted
thing
from
among
you
.
In the morning you must
present
yourselves
tribe
by tribe.
The
tribe
that the LORD
selects
shall come forward
clan
by clan,
and the clan
that
the
LORD
selects
shall come forward
family
by family,
and the family
that
the
LORD
selects
shall come forward
man by man.
In the morning therefore
you shall
be
brought
near
by your
tribes:
and
it
shall
be,
that the tribe
which
Yahweh
takes
shall come near
by families;
and the family
which
Yahweh
shall take
shall
come near
by households;
and the household
which
Yahweh
shall take
shall
come near
man by man.
The
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. ’”
It
shall
be,
that
he
who is taken
with the devoted thing
shall
be burnt
with fire,
he
and
all that he
has;
because he has transgressed the covenant of Yahweh,
and because
he
has
done
folly
in Israel.
So Joshua arose
early the next
morning and had
Israel come
forward
tribe
by tribe,
and the tribe of Judah was selected.
So Joshua rose
up
early in
the morning ,
and brought
Israel near
by their
tribes;
and the tribe of Judah was taken:
He 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.
and
he brought
near
the family
of Judah ;
and he
took
the family
of the Zerahites :
and
he brought
near
the family
of the Zerahites man
by
man;
and Zabdi was taken:
And 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
.
and he brought
near
his
household
man by man ;
and Achan ,
the
son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken
.
So
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. ”
Joshua said to Achan, My son, please
give glory to Yahweh
, the God of Israel, and make confession to him ;
and
tell me now
what you have done; don't
hide it from me.
“It
is
true,”
Achan replied
, “
I have sinned against the
LORD
, the God of Israel .
This
is
what
I did
:
Achan answered
Joshua
, and
said,
Of
a
truth
I have sinned against Yahweh
, the God of Israel ,
and
thus
and
thus
have
I done
:
When I saw among the spoils
a beautiful
cloak
from
Shinar
, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar
of gold weighing
fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them .
They are hidden
in the ground
inside
my tent, with
the silver underneath
. ”
when I saw among the spoil
a goodly
Babylonian
mantle
, and
two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge
of gold of
fifty shekels weight
, then
I coveted them ,
and took them ;
and,
behold,
they are hid
in the earth
in
the
midst
of
my tent, and
the silver under
it
.
So Joshua sent messengers who
ran to the tent ,
and there
it all
was ,
hidden
in his tent, with
the silver underneath
.
So Joshua sent messengers ,
and
they
ran to the tent ;
and ,
behold,
it was hid
in his tent, and
the silver under
it
.
They took the
things
from inside
the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites,
and spread
them out
before the
LORD
.
They took them
from the midst
of
the
tent, and
brought them to Joshua ,
and to
all the children
of
Israel;
and they
laid
them down
before Yahweh
.
Then
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.
Joshua, and
all Israel with
him
, took Achan the
son of Zerah, and
the silver, and
the mantle
, and
the wedge
of gold, and
his sons ,
and his
daughters, and
his oxen ,
and his
donkeys ,
and his
sheep, and
his tent, and all
that
he had:
and they
brought them up
to the valley of Achor.
“
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
.
Joshua
said,
Why have you troubled
us? Yahweh
shall
trouble you this
day.
All Israel stoned him with
stones;
and they
burned them
with
fire,
and
stoned
them
with
stones
.
And
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 Achor to this day.
They raised
over him
a great
heap
of stones,
to this day ;
and
Yahweh
turned from the
fierceness
of
his anger. Therefore the
name
of
that place was
called "
The valley of Achor "
to this day.
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