Joshua 7:1, The Israelites are smitten at Ai; Joshua 7:6, Joshua’s complaint; Joshua 7:10, God instructs him what to do; Joshua 7:16, Achan is taken by the lot; Joshua 7:19, His confession; Joshua 7:24, He and all he had are destroyed in the valley of Achor.
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Joshua 7
Joshua 7 — Overview
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Joshua 7 — OverviewJoshua 7 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMore than once we have found the affairs of Israel, even when they were
in the happiest posture and gave the most hopeful prospects, perplexed
and embarrassed by sin, and a stop thereby put to the most promising…Joshua 7 — OverviewJoshua 7 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleFor the trespass of Achan the children of Israel were smitten and put to flight by the men of Ai, Jos 7:1; which gave him and the elders of the people great concern, both for Israel and for the name of the Lord, which…Joshua 7:1-5Joshua 7:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe story of this chapter begins with a but. The Lord was with Joshua,
and his fame was noised through all that country, so the foregoing
chapter ends, and it left no room to doubt but that he would go on as
he…Joshua 7:1Joshua 7:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgecommitted: Joshua 7:20-21, Joshua 22:16; 2 Chronicles 24:18; Ezra 9:6; Daniel 9:7
for Achan: Joshua 22:20; 1 Chronicles 2:6-7, Achar, Zimri
took: Joshua 6:17-18
the anger: Joshua 22:18; 2 Samuel 24:1; 1 Chronicles…Joshua 7:2Joshua 7:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeto Ai: Joshua 12:9; Genesis 12:8, Hai, Nehemiah 11:31, Aija
Bethaven: Joshua 18:12; Genesis 28:19; Hosea 4:15
Go up: Joshua 2:1; Proverbs 20:18, Proverbs 24:6; Matthew 10:16; Ephesians 5:15Joshua 7:2Joshua 7:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai,.... Which was the next city of importance, though not so large as Jericho, and was, as the Jews say , three miles distant from it; Abarbinel says four miles, and so Bunting ;…