Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don’t hide it from me!”
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Joshua 7:19 in context
Joshua 7:16–22
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So Joshua rose up early in the morning and brought Israel near by their tribes. The tribe of Judah was selected.
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He brought near the family of Judah, and he selected the family of the Zerahites. He brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was selected.
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He brought near his household man by man, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.
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Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don’t hide it from me!”
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Achan answered Joshua, and said, “I have truly sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done.
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When I saw among the plunder a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it.”
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So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent. Behold, it was hidden in his tent, with the silver under it.
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