Israel Is Defeated at Ai

7 ^(A)But the sons of Israel acted unfaithfully regarding the things designated for destruction, for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some of the designated things; therefore the anger of the Lord burned against the sons of Israel.

¹⁵ And ^(A)it shall be that the one who is selected with the things designated for destruction shall be burned with fire, he and all that belongs to him, because he has violated the covenant of the Lord, and because he ^(B)has committed a disgraceful thing in Israel.’”

²² So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and behold, it was hidden in his tent with the silver underneath it. ²³ So they took them from inside the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the sons of Israel; and they ^[a]laid them out before the Lord. ²⁴ Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, his daughters, his ^[b]oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that belonged to him; and they brought them up to ^(A)the Valley of ^[c]Achor. ²⁵ And Joshua said, “Why have you ^(B)brought disaster on us? The Lord will bring disaster on you this day.” And all Israel stoned ^[d]them with stones; and they burned them with fire ^[e]after they had stoned them with stones. ²⁶ Then they erected over him a large heap of stones that stands to this day, and the Lord turned from the fierceness of His anger. Therefore the name of that place has been called ^(C)the Valley of ^[f]Achor to this day.