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Book of Joshua, Chapter 7

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Chapter 7 of Joshua—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. 1But 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.
  2. ¶ Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near 2Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, “[a]Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.
  3. 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 [b]to Ai; do not make all the people toil up there, for they are few.”
  4. So about three thousand men from the people went up there, but 3they fled [c]from the men of Ai.
  5. The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of their men, and pursued them [d]from the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them down on the descent, so the 4hearts of the people melted and became as water.
  6. ¶ Then Joshua 5tore 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 6they put dust on their heads.
  7. Joshua said, “Alas, O Lord [e]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 [f]to dwell beyond the Jordan!
  8. O Lord, what can I say since Israel has turned their [g]back before their enemies?
  9. 7For 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?”
  10. ¶ So the LORD said to Joshua, “Rise up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face?
  11. Israel has sinned, and 8they 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.
  12. Therefore the 9sons of Israel cannot stand before their enemies; they turn their [h]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.
  13. Rise up! 10Consecrate the people and say, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for thus the LORD, the God of Israel, has said, “11There 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.”
  14. In the morning then you shall come near by your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which 12the 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.
  15. 13It 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 14has committed a disgraceful thing in Israel.’”
  16. ¶ So Joshua arose early in the morning and brought Israel near by [i]tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken.
  17. 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.
  18. He brought his household near man by man; and 15Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was taken.
  19. Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I implore you, 16give 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.”
  20. So Achan answered Joshua and said, “Truly, I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and [j]this is what I did:
  21. 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 17coveted them and took them; and behold, they are concealed in the earth inside my tent with the silver underneath it.”
  22. ¶ So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and behold, it was concealed in his tent with the silver underneath it.
  23. 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.
  24. 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 [k]oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent and all that belonged to him; and they brought them up to 18the valley of [l]Achor.
  25. Joshua said, “Why have you 19troubled us? The LORD will trouble you this day.” And all Israel stoned [m]them with stones; and they burned them with fire [n]after they had stoned them with stones.
  26. 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 20the valley of [o]Achor to this day.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit saying, Go
  2. ^ Lit and smite
  3. ^ Lit before
  4. ^ Or before
  5. ^ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  6. ^ Lit and had dwelt
  7. ^ Lit neck
  8. ^ Lit necks
  9. ^ Lit its tribes
  10. ^ Lit thus and thus I did
  11. ^ Or cattle
  12. ^ I.e. trouble
  13. ^ Lit him
  14. ^ Lit and they stoned
  15. ^ I.e. trouble

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Jos 6:17-19
  2. ^ Jos 18:12; 1Sa 13:5; 14:23
  3. ^ Le 26:17; De 28:25
  4. ^ Le 26:36; Jos 2:11; Eze 21:7; Na 2:10
  5. ^ Jb 2:12
  6. ^ Jb 42:6; La 2:10; Re 18:19
  7. ^ Ex 32:12; De 9:28
  8. ^ Jos 6:18, 19
  9. ^ Nu 14:39, 45; Jg 2:14
  10. ^ Jos 3:5
  11. ^ Jos 6:18
  12. ^ Pr 16:33
  13. ^ 1Sa 14:38f
  14. ^ Ge 34:7; Jg 20:6
  15. ^ Nu 32:23; Ac 5:1-10
  16. ^ 1Sa 6:5; 2Ch 30:22; Je 13:16; Jn 9:24
  17. ^ Eph 5:5; 1Ti 6:10
  18. ^ Jos 15:7
  19. ^ Jos 6:18
  20. ^ Is 65:10; Ho 2:15

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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