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Joshua 7:24

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the wedge of gold, his sons, his daughters, his cattle, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them up to the valley of Achor.
ASV
And 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 asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them up unto the valley of Achor.
DARBY
Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, and the bar 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 up into the valley of Achor.
BLB
And Joshua took Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, and the cloak, and the wedge of the gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his donkeys, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that [was] unto him, and all Israel with him, and they brought them to the Valley of Achor.
ÅB
Og Josva og hele Israel med ham tok Akan, Serahs sønn, og sølvet og kappen og gullstangen og hans sønner og døtre og hans storfe og eseler og småfe og hans telt og alt det han hadde, og de førte det opp i Akor-dalen[^1].
OTB
Så tok Josva, sammen med hele Israel, Akan, sønn av Serah, sølvet, kappen, gullbarren, hans sønner og døtre, hans kveg, esler, sauer, hans telt, og alt han hadde, til Akors dal.
B1930
Og Josva og hele Israel med ham tok Akan, Serahs sønn, og sølvet og kappen og gullstangen og hans sønner og døtre og hans storfe og asener og småfe og hans telt og alt det han hadde, og de førte det op i Akor-dalen. / < JOS 7, 26.>

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  • Proverbs 15:27

    He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:9–10

    Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

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  • Exodus 20:5

    You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

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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.

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  • Isaiah 65:10

    Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.

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  • Joshua 15:7

    Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.

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  • Hosea 2:15

    There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.

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  • Numbers 16:27–31

    So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.

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