But the children of Israel
committed
a trespass
in the accursed thing
: for Achan
, the son
of Carmi
, the son
of Zabdi
, the son
of Zerah
, of the tribe
of Judah
, took
of the accursed thing
: and the anger
of the LORD
was kindled
against the children
of Israel
.
And Joshua sent
men
from Jericho
to Ai
, which is beside
Bethaven
, on the east side
of Bethel
, and spake
unto them, saying
, Go up
and view
the country
. And the men
went up
and viewed
Ai
.
And they returned to Joshua
, and said
unto him, Let not all the people
go up
; but let about two or three
thousand
men
go up
and smite
Ai
; and make not all the people
to labour
thither; for they are but few
.
So there went up thither of the people
about three
thousand
men
: and they fled
before
the men
of Ai
.
And the men of Ai
smote
of them about thirty
and six
men
: for they chased
them from before
the gate
even unto Shebarim
, and smote
them in the going down
: wherefore the hearts
of the people
melted
, and became as water
.
And Joshua rent
his clothes
, and fell
to the earth
upon his face
before
the ark
of the LORD
until the eventide
, he and the elders
of Israel
, and put
dust
upon their heads
.
And Joshua said
, Alas, O
Lord
GOD
, wherefore hast thou at all
brought
this people
over
Jordan
, to deliver
us into the hand
of the Amorites
, to destroy
us? would to God
we had been content
, and dwelt
on the other side
Jordan
!
O Lord
, what shall I say
, when
Israel
turneth
their backs
before
their enemies
!
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants
of the land
shall hear
of it , and shall environ us round
, and cut off
our name
from the earth
: and what wilt thou do
unto thy great
name
?
And the LORD said
unto Joshua
, Get thee up
; wherefore liest
thou thus upon thy face
?
Israel hath sinned
, and they have also transgressed
my covenant
which I commanded
them: for they have even taken
of the accursed thing
, and have also stolen
, and dissembled
also, and they have put
it even among their own stuff
.
Therefore the children of Israel
could
not stand
before
their enemies
, but turned
their backs
before
their enemies
, because they were accursed
: neither will I be with you any more
, except
ye destroy
the accursed
from among
you.
Up, sanctify
the people
, and say
, Sanctify
yourselves against to morrow
: for thus saith
the LORD
God
of Israel
, There is an accursed thing
in the midst
of thee, O Israel
: thou canst
not stand
before
thine enemies
, until ye take away
the accursed thing
from among
you.
In the morning therefore ye shall be brought
according to your tribes
: and it shall be, that the tribe
which the LORD
taketh
shall come
according to the families
thereof ; and the family
which the LORD
shall take
shall come
by households
; and the household
which the LORD
shall take
shall come
man
by man
.
And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing
shall be burnt
with fire
, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed
the covenant
of the LORD
, and because he hath wrought
folly
in Israel
.
So Joshua rose up early
in the morning
, and brought
Israel
by their tribes
; and the tribe
of Judah
was taken
:
And he brought the family
of Judah
; and he took
the family
of the Zarhites
: and he brought
the family
of the Zarhites
man
by man
; and Zabdi
was taken
:
And he brought 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
.
And Joshua said
unto Achan
, My son
, give
, I pray thee, glory
to the LORD
God
of Israel
, and make
confession
unto him; and tell
me now what thou hast done
; hide
it not from me.
And Achan answered
Joshua
, and said
, Indeed
I have sinned
against the LORD
God
of Israel
, and thus and thus have I done
:
When I saw among the spoils
a
goodly
Babylonish
garment
, 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
, and they ran
unto the tent
; and, behold, it was hid
in his tent
, and the silver
under it.
And they took them out of the midst
of the tent
, and brought
them unto Joshua
, and unto all the children
of Israel
, and laid them out
before
the LORD
.
And Joshua, and all Israel
with him, took
Achan
the son
of Zerah
, and the silver
, and the garment
, and the wedge
of gold
, and his sons
, and his daughters
, and his oxen
, and his asses
, and his sheep
, and his tent
, and all that he had: and they brought
them unto the valley
of Achor
.
And Joshua said
, Why
hast thou troubled
us? the LORD
shall trouble
thee this day
. And all Israel
stoned
him with stones
, and burned
them with fire
, after they had stoned
them with stones
.
And they raised over him a great
heap
of stones
unto this day
. So the LORD
turned
from the fierceness
of his anger
. Wherefore the name
of that place
was called
, The valley
of Achor
, unto this day
.