Joshua 7:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

children. sons.

a trespass. a treachery, unfaithfulness. Hebrew ma'al. App-43. Compare Leviticus 6:2. Deu 32:51. 1 Chronicles 5:25, breach of faith or trust.

accursed. devoted. Compare Joshua 6:17, &c.

Achan Troubler; called Achar, 1 Chronicles 2:7.

took. Septuagint has enosphisanto. took for themselves, i.e. sacrilege. Same word as in Acts 5:1; Acts 5:2 of Ananias and Sapphire.

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.

Joshua 7:1

1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan,a the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.