26 And they raised over him (A)a great heap of stones that remains to this day. Then (B)the Lord turned from his burning anger. Therefore, to this day the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor.[a]

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  1. Joshua 7:26 Achor means trouble

26 Over Achan they heaped(A) up a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.(B) Then the Lord turned from his fierce anger.(C) Therefore that place has been called the Valley of Achor[a](D) ever since.

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  1. Joshua 7:26 Achor means trouble.

And the boundary goes up to Debir from (A)the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite (B)the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. And the boundary passes along to the waters of (C)En-shemesh and ends at (D)En-rogel.

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The boundary then went up to Debir(A) from the Valley of Achor(B) and turned north to Gilgal,(C) which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh(D) and came out at En Rogel.(E)

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10 (A)Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks,
    and (B)the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down,
    for my people (C)who have sought me.

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10 Sharon(A) will become a pasture for flocks,(B)
    and the Valley of Achor(C) a resting place for herds,
    for my people who seek(D) me.

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15 And there I will give her her vineyards
    and make the Valley of Achor[a] a door of hope.
And there she shall answer (A)as in the days of her youth,
    as at the time when she came out of the land of Egypt.

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  1. Hosea 2:15 Achor means trouble; compare Joshua 7:26

15 There I will give her back her vineyards,
    and will make the Valley of Achor[a](A) a door of hope.
There she will respond[b](B) as in the days of her youth,(C)
    as in the day she came up out of Egypt.(D)

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  1. Hosea 2:15 Achor means trouble.
  2. Hosea 2:15 Or sing