Joshua 7:22
“So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.”
Joshua 7:22 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Josue therefore sent ministers: who running to his tent, found all hidden in the same place, together with the silver.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
- DARBYDarby
- And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent. Behold, it was hidden in his tent, with the silver under it.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Joshua sendeth messengers, and they run unto the tent, and lo, it is hidden in his tent, and the silver under it;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent. There it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath.
Context: Joshua 7
20And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
21When 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.
22So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
23And 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.
24And 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.
About Joshua 7: Achan's Sin
Joshua's army is defeated at Ai because of Achan's disobedience.
Commentary
Joshua 7 is a chapter that speaks to the consequences of sin and the importance of obedience to God. In this chapter, the Israelites are defeated in battle against the city of Ai because of the sin of Achan. Achan had taken some of the spoils of Jericho, which was forbidden by God, and this sin caused the Israelites to be defeated. This is a reminder to us that sin has consequences and that we must be obedient to God's commands.