Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 7

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Joshua 7 . 1 , The Israelites are smitten at Ai; Joshua 7 . 6 , Joshua’s complaint; Joshua 7 . 10 , God instructs him what to do; Joshua 7 . 16 , Achan is taken by the lot; Joshua 7 . 19 , His confession; Joshua 7 . 24 , He and all he had are destroyed in the valley of Achor.

Joshua 7:1

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.

Joshua 7:1 · BSB

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Joshua 7:2

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 7:2 · BSB

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Joshua 7:3

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.”

Joshua 7:3 · BSB

about two8 parallels

Heb. about 2 ,000 men , or about 3 ,000 men , labour

Joshua 7:4

So about three thousand men went up, but they fled before the men of Ai.

Joshua 7:4 · BSB

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Joshua 7:5

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.

Joshua 7:5 · BSB

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the going down or , Morad

Joshua 7:6

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 7:6 · BSB

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Rending the clothes , beating the breast , tearing the hair , throwing dust upon the head , and falling prostrate , were usual signs of deep affliction and distress among the ancient Israelites. In illustration of this custom , see note on

  • 1 Samuel 4:12 when the messenger brought tidings to Eli of the discomfiture of the armies of Israel by the Philistines; again , in the case of Tamar
  • 2 Samuel 13:19 and in
  • Nehemiah 9:1 when a whole nation , "assembled with fasting , and with sackcloth , and earth upon them." In the case of Mordecai , see note on Esther 4 . 1. See note on
  • Job 2:12 where his friends abased themselves to comfort him. See note on
  • Ezekiel 27:30 see note on
  • Jonah 3:6 and see note on
  • Micah 1:10 In each of these instances it is worthy of remark , that putting dust on the head generally follows rending of the clothes , and was the usual mode of evincing poignant sorrow

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Joshua 7:7

“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 7:7 · BSB

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would to1 parallel

and dwelt1 parallel

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Joshua 7:8

O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?

Joshua 7:8 · BSB

what shall4 parallels

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backs Heb. necks

Joshua 7:9

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?”

Joshua 7:9 · BSB

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Joshua 7:10

But the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?

Joshua 7:10 · BSB

wherefore4 parallels

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Heb. fallest

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Joshua 7:11

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.

Joshua 7:11 · BSB

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Joshua 7:12

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.

Joshua 7:12 · BSB

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Joshua 7:13

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.

Joshua 7:13 · BSB

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an accursed3 parallels

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Joshua 7:14

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.

Joshua 7:14 · BSB

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Joshua 7:15

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.’”

Joshua 7:15 · BSB

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he hath1 parallel

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folly or , wickedness

Joshua 7:16

So Joshua arose early the next morning and had Israel come forward tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected.

Joshua 7:16 · BSB

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Joshua 7:17

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.

Joshua 7:17 · BSB

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Joshua 7:18

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.

Joshua 7:18 · BSB

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Joshua 7:19

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 7:19 · BSB

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Joshua 7:20

“It is true,” Achan replied, “I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did:

Joshua 7:20 · BSB

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Joshua 7:21

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.”

Joshua 7:21 · BSB

I saw11 parallels

Babylonish garment1 parallel

Addereth shinâr , "a splendid or costly robe of Shinar ," the plain in which Babylon stood. Bochart and Calmet have shewn at large , that Babylonish robes were very splendid , and in high reputation. Calmet says , they are generally allowed to have been of various colours , though some suppose they were woven thus; others , that they were embroidered with the needle; and others , that they were painted. Silius Italicus seems to think they were woven. Martial supposes them to have been embroidered with the needle; and Pliny and Apuleius speak of them as painted

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wedge Heb. tongue

Joshua 7:22

So Joshua sent messengers who ran to the tent, and there it all was, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath.

Joshua 7:22 · BSB

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Joshua 7:23

They took the things from inside the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the LORD.

Joshua 7:23 · BSB

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Heb. poured

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Joshua 7:24

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 7:24 · BSB

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Joshua 7:25

“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.

Joshua 7:25 · BSB

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Joshua 7:26

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.

Joshua 7:26 · BSB

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that is , Trouble

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web8 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions John 9:24 → Joshua 7:19
Echoes 1 Chronicles 2:3 → Joshua 7:1, 1 Chronicles 2:3-17 → Joshua 7:1
Trajectories
Conquest of Canaan (Victory in Christ)
Chiasms
Shaped Joshua 2:1–7:26, Joshua 7:10–15, Joshua 7:14–18, Joshua 7:17–18
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