¹⁶ Early the next morning Joshua had Israel come forward by tribes, and Judah was chosen. ¹⁷ The clans of Judah came forward, and the Zerahites were chosen.^(A) He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward by families, and Zimri was chosen. ¹⁸ Joshua had his family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah,^(B) was chosen.^(C)

¹⁹ Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory^(D) to the Lord, the God of Israel, and honor him. Tell^(E) me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”

²⁰ Achan replied, “It is true! I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I have done: ²¹ When I saw in the plunder^(F) a beautiful robe from Babylonia,^[a] two hundred shekels^[b] of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels,^[c] I coveted^(G) them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”

²² So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath. ²³ They took the things from the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites and spread them out before the Lord.

²⁴ Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the gold bar, his sons^(H) and daughters, his cattle, donkeys and sheep, his tent and all that he had, to the Valley of Achor.^{(I) 25} Joshua said, “Why have you brought this trouble^(J) on us? The Lord will bring trouble on you today.”

Then all Israel stoned him,^(K) and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them.^{(L) 26} Over Achan they heaped^(M) up a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.^(N) Then the Lord turned from his fierce anger.^(O) Therefore that place has been called the Valley of Achor^[d](P) ever since.