Joshua 7:24

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ ye.ho.Shu.a'	H3091	Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua) · proper noun, a man's name
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח vai.yi.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Achan	עָכָ֣ן 'a.Khan	H5912	Akan · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Zerah	זֶ֡רַח Ze.rach	H2226	Zerach · proper noun, a man's name
silver	הַכֶּ֣סֶף ha.Ke.sef	H3701	silver (from its pale color) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
garment	הָאַדֶּ֣רֶת ha.'a.De.ret	H155	something ample (as a large vine · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
wedge	לְשׁ֣וֹן le.Shon	H3956	the tongue (of man or animals) · noun, common both genders singular construct
gold	הַזָּהָ֡ב ha.za.Hav	H2091	gold · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sons	בָּנָ֡יו ba.Nav	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
daughters	בְּנֹתָ֡יו be.no.Tav	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
oxen	שׁוֹרוֹ֩ sho.Ro	H7794	a bullock (as a traveller) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
asses	חֲמֹר֨וֹ cha.mo.Ro	H2543	a male ass (from its dun red) · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
sheep	צֹאנ֤וֹ tzo.No	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
tent	אָהֳלוֹ֙ 'o.ho.Lo	H168	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
brought	וַיַּעֲל֥וּ vai.ya.'a.Lu	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
valley	עֵ֥מֶק 'E.mek	H6010	a vale (i.e. broad depression) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Achor	עָכֽוֹר a.Khor	H5911	Akor · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Proverbs 15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
1 Timothy 6:9-10 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and per…
Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon…
Numbers 16:27-31 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of the…
Joshua 7:26 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 th…
Joshua 15:7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummi…
Isaiah 65:10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
Hosea 2:15 And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her y…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 7:16–end

We have in these verses, I. The discovery of Achan by the lot, which proved a perfect lot, though it proceeded gradually. Though we may suppose that Joshua slept the better, and with more ease and satisfaction, when he knew the worst of the disease of that body of which, under God, he was the head, and was put into a certain method of cure, yet he rose up early in the morning (Jos 7:16), so much was his heart upon it, to put away the accursed thing. We have found Joshua upon other occasions an early riser; here it shows his zeal and vehement desire to see Israel restored to the divine favour. In the scrutiny observe, 1. That the guilty tribe was that of Judah, which was, and was to be, of al…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 7:24

Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan--He with his children and all his property, cattle as well as movables, were brought into one of the long broad ravines that open into the Ghor, and after being stoned to death (Num 15:30-35), his corpse, with all belonging to him, was consumed to ashes by fire. "All Israel" was present, not only as spectators, but active agents, as many as possible, in inflicting the punishment--thus testifying their abhorrence of the sacrilege, and their intense solicitude to regain the divine favor. As the divine law expressly forbade the children to be put to death for their father's sins (Deu 24:16), the conveyance of Achan's "sons and daughters" to the place…

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Adam Clarke on Joshua 7:24

Joshua - took Achan - and all that he had - He and his cattle and substance were brought to the valley to be consumed; his sons and his daughters, probably, to witness the judgments of God inflicted on their disobedient parent. See Jos 7:25.

John Gill on Joshua 7:24

And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah,.... Joshua and all Israel are mentioned, to show the perfect agreement between Joshua and the heads of the people in this affair of Achan, and in the nature and manner of his punishment: and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold; which, though devoted to sacred uses, yet having been converted to another's use, and made his property, was not to be employed in the service of the sanctuary, but to be burnt with him: and his sons and his daughters; who, according to Ben Gersom, Abarbinel, and Abendana, were not brought forth to be put to death, only to be spectators of the sentence of judgment, and the execution of…

Dictionary and topics

Achan — Called also Achar, i.e., one who troubles (1 Chr. 2:7), in commemoration of his crime, which brought upon him an awful destruction (Josh. 7:1). On the occasion of the fall of Jericho, he seized,…
Achor — Trouble, a valley near Jericho, so called in consequence of the trouble which the sin of Achan caused Israel (Josh. 7:24, 26). The expression “valley of Achor” probably became proverbial for that…
Achor, Valley Of — (valley of trouble), the spot at which Achan was stoned. (Joshua 7:24,26) On the northern boundary of Judah, (Joshua 15:7) near Jericho.
Tent — (1.) Heb. ‘ohel (Gen. 9:21, 27). This word is used also of a dwelling or habitation (1 Kings 8:66; Isa. 16:5; Jer. 4:20), and of the temple (Ezek. 41:1). When used of the tabernacle, as in 1 Kings…
Valley — (1.) Heb. bik’ah, a “cleft” of the mountains (Deut. 8:7; 11:11; Ps. 104:8; Isa. 41:18); also a low plain bounded by mountains, as the plain of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon around the sources of the…
Discipline · Of armies, for di — Of armies, for di
Dishonesty · .Achan hi — .Achan hi
Intercession · EXEMPLIFIED — EXEMPLIFIED
Nation · Involved in the sins of other individuals, as Achan — Involved in the sins of other individuals, as Achan
Self-Condemnation · .Achan — .Achan
Self-Incrimination · .Achan — .Achan
Valleys · Mentioned in scripture: Achor — Mentioned in scripture: Achor

Joshua 7:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 7:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 7:24

Adam Clarke on Joshua 7:24

John Gill on Joshua 7:24

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 7:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 7:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 7:24

Adam Clarke on Joshua 7:24

John Gill on Joshua 7:24

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 7:19–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 7:24–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 7:24

Rashi on Joshua 7:24