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Israel
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| Joshua 7:1 |
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But the sons of Israel acted unfaithfully in
regard to the things under the ban, for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi,
the son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some of the things under the ban,
therefore the anger of the LORD burned against the sons of Israel. |
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| Joshua 7:2 |
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Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which
is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and spy out the land."
So the men went up and spied out Ai. |
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| Joshua 7:3 |
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They returned to Joshua and said to him, "Do
not let all the people go up; only about two or three thousand men need go up
to Ai; do not make all the people toil up there, for they are few." |
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| Joshua 7:4 |
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So about three thousand men from the people
went up there, but they fled from the men of Ai. |
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| Joshua 7:5 |
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The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of
their men, and pursued them from the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them down
on the descent, so the hearts of the people melted and became as water. |
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| Joshua 7:6 |
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Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the
earth on his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, both he and the
elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads. |
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| Joshua 7:7 |
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Joshua said, "Alas, O Lord GOD, why did You
ever bring this people over the Jordan, only to deliver us into the hand of the
Amorites, to destroy us? If only we had been willing to dwell beyond the Jordan! |
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| Joshua 7:8 |
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O Lord, what can I say since Israel has turned
their back before their enemies? |
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| Joshua 7:9 |
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For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of
the land will hear of it, and they will surround us and cut off our name from
the earth. And what will You do for Your great name?" |
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| Joshua 7:10 |
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So the LORD said to Joshua, "Rise up! Why is
it that you have fallen on your face? |
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| Joshua 7:11 |
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Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed
My covenant which I commanded them. And they have even taken some of the things
under the ban and have both stolen and deceived. Moreover, they have also put
them among their own things. |
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| Joshua 7:12 |
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Therefore the sons of Israel cannot stand before
their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, for they have become
accursed. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy the things under the
ban from your midst. |
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| Joshua 7:13 |
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Rise up! Consecrate the people and say, 'Consecrate
yourselves for tomorrow, for thus the LORD, the God of Israel, has said, "There
are things under the ban in your midst, O Israel. You cannot stand before your
enemies until you have removed the things under the ban from your midst." |
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| Joshua 7:14 |
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In the morning then you shall come near by your
tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which the LORD takes by lot shall come
near by families, and the family which the LORD takes shall come near by households,
and the household which the LORD takes shall come near man by man. |
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| Joshua 7:15 |
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It shall be that the one who is taken with
the things under the ban shall be burned with fire, he and all that belongs to
him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he has
committed a disgraceful thing in Israel.'" |
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The
Sin of Achan |
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| Joshua 7:16 |
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So Joshua arose early in the morning and brought
Israel near by tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken. |
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| Joshua 7:17 |
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He brought the family of Judah near, and he
took the family of the Zerahites; and he brought the family of the Zerahites near
man by man, and Zabdi was taken. |
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| Joshua 7:18 |
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He brought his household near man by man; and
Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was
taken. |
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| Joshua 7:19 |
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Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, I implore
you, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and give praise to Him; and tell
me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me." |
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| Joshua 7:20 |
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So Achan answered Joshua and said, "Truly, I
have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and this is what I did: |
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| Joshua 7:21 |
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when I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle
from Shinar and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold fifty shekels
in weight, then I coveted them and took them; and behold, they are concealed in
the earth inside my tent with the silver underneath it." |
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| Joshua 7:22 |
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So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the
tent; and behold, it was concealed in his tent with the silver underneath it. |
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| Joshua 7:23 |
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They took them from inside the tent and brought
them to Joshua and to all the sons of Israel, and they poured them out before
the LORD. |
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| Joshua 7:24 |
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Then Joshua and all Israel with him, took Achan
the son of Zerah, the silver, the mantle, the bar of gold, his sons, his daughters,
his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent and all that belonged to him; and they
brought them up to the valley of Achor. |
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| Joshua 7:25 |
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Joshua said, "Why have you troubled us? The
LORD will trouble you this day." And all Israel stoned them with stones; and they
burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones. |
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| Joshua 7:26 |
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They raised over him a great heap of stones
that stands to this day, and the LORD turned from the fierceness of His anger.
Therefore the name of that place has been called the valley of Achor to this day. |
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