Joshua 7:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: ”

Joshua 7:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

VII. Achan's Trespass, Israel's Defeat, Achan's Punishment. Joshua 7:1 . The name should probably be Achar. The narrative presents no difficulties till the end of the chapter, where Achan's punis...
Joshua 7:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

20. And Achan answered Joshua, etc As he was now struck with astonishment, he neither employs subterfuge, nor palliates the crime, nor endeavors to give any coloring to it, but rather ingeni...
Joshua 7:20 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 250 ACHAN’S GUILT AND PUNISHMENT Joshua 7:19-20 . And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now...
Joshua 7:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: I have sinned against the Lord God - This seems a very honest and hearty confe...
Joshua 7:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: No JFB commentary on this verse.
Joshua 7:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Repulse at Ai, due to Achan's Sin The capture of Jericho is followed by an attempt upon Ai, a place of strategic importance, as commanding a main entrance into the interior of Canaan westward; the...
Joshua 7:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIV. ACHAN'S TRESPASS. Joshua 7:1-26 . A VESSEL in full sail scuds merrily over the waves. Everything betokens a successful and delightful voyage. The log has just been taken, marking a...
Joshua 7:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Troubler Found and Removed Joshua 7:16-26 When God deals with sin He traces its genealogy. Twice over we have the list of Achan's ancestors, Joshua 7:1 ; Joshua 7:18 . To deal with sin th...
Joshua 7:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This chapter opens with a significant and ominous "But." So far we have had the record of remarkable progress but! We now see the triumphant people defeated and flying and the reason is declared. It...
Joshua 7:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Achan (or as he is called in 1 Chronicles 2:7 . Achar) which signifies trouble, corresponded to the evil he had brought upon Israel. Alas! what endless troubles do not the same lusts of the eye, and...
Joshua 7:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Achan answered Joshua, and said ,.... He made a free and open confession of his sin: indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel ; against him who had been so good to Israel in many in...
Joshua 7:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: Ver. 20. Indeed I have sinned. ] Now at length he confesseth. Nunquam sero...
Joshua 7:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Indeed I have sinned He seems to make a sincere and ingenuous confession, and loads his sin with all just aggravations. Against the Lord Against his express command, and glorious attributes. God...
Joshua 7:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

DEFEATED BY AI (vs.1-9) Though Joshua and Israel as such were unaware of it, there was sin in the camp that affected all of Israel, for we are told that "the children of Israel committed a trespa...
Joshua 7:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Achan's Arraignment; Achan's Confession; The Execution of Achan. B. C. 1451. 16 So Joshu...
Joshua 7:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He seems to make a sincere and ingenuous confession, and loads his sin with all just aggravations. Against the Lord; against his express command, and just rights, and glorious attributes. The Lord...
Joshua 7:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And Achan answered Joshua, and said, “Truly I have sinned against YHWH, the God of Israel, and these are the things that I have done (literally ‘thus and thus have I done'). When I saw among the...
Joshua 7:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 7:21 . A goodly Babylonish garment] Lit . “A cloak of Shinar,” Shinar being the ancient name for the land of Babylon ( Genesis 10:10 ). These garments have the reputation...
Joshua 7:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 7:1 . The children of Israel committed a trespass; that is, Achan and his children, who concealed their father's sin, by hiding the accursed plunder in their tent. The sin of one man is her...
Joshua 7:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Achan answered . .. I coveted and took . The eye, the heart, and the hand I. The eye an occasion of sin. We will suppose that Achan came into contact with this Babylonish garment in the cou...
Joshua 7:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE DISCOVERY OF ACHAN 'S SIN .— Joshua 7:16 The family of Judah. The expression מִשְׁפַתַת is remarkable. Many commentators would read מִשְׁפְחֹת, not without some M...
Joshua 7:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Achan Found Guilty and Punished
Joshua 7:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 15:24 ; 1 Samuel 15:30 ; Exodus 10:16 ; Genesis 42:21 ; Job 33:27 ; Job 7:20 ; Matthew 27:4 ; Psalms 38:18
Joshua 7:20 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Sin Will Find You Out Joshua 7:11-26 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The question of sin is ever paramount in the Word of God. It was sin that made necessary the death of Christ upon the Cross. In spite of...
Joshua 7:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Indeed I have sinned — He seems to make a sincere and ingenuous confession, and loads his sin with all just aggravations. Against the Lord — Against his express command, and glorious attributes. Go...

Joshua 7:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 7:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 7:20 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Joshua 7:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Joshua 7:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Joshua 7:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 7:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Joshua 7:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joshua 7:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Joshua 7:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Joshua 7:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joshua 7:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joshua 7:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 7:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 7:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joshua 7:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Joshua 7:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 7:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Joshua 7:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 7:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Joshua 7:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Joshua 7:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Joshua 7:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 7:20 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Joshua 7:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes