Joshua 7:21-22 Contemporary English Version While we were in Jericho, I saw a beautiful Babylonian robe, 200 pieces of silver, and a gold bar that weighed the same as 50 pieces of gold. I wanted them for myself, so I took them. I dug a hole under my tent and hid the silver, the gold, and the robe.” Joshua told some people to run to Achan's tent, where they found the silver, the gold, and the robe.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Easy-to-Read Version In Jericho, I saw a beautiful coat from Babylonia, about 5 pounds of silver, and about a pound of gold. I wanted these things for myself, so I took them. You will find them buried in the ground under my tent. The silver is under the coat.”In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Living Bible For I saw a beautiful robe imported from Babylon, and some silver worth $200, and a bar of gold worth $500. I wanted them so much that I took them, and they are hidden in the ground beneath my tent, with the silver buried deeper than the rest.”In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Common English Bible Among the booty I saw a single beautiful robe in the Babylonian style, two hundred shekels of silver, and a single gold bar weighing fifty shekels. I desired them and took them. Now they are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver on the bottom.”In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
ADONIKAM : Also called ADONIJAH, a Jew who returned with Ezra from Babylon (Ezra 2:13; Nehemiah 7:18;10:16)
CARCHEMISH : A Babylonian city on the Euphrates, against which the king of Egypt made war (2 Chronicles 35:20; Isaiah 10:9; Jeremiah 46:2)
ELAM : A Jewish captive, whose descendants, to the number of One-thousand two-hundred and fifty-four returned from Babylon (Ezra 2:7;8:7; Nehemiah 7:12)
