But the childrenof Israelcommitteda trespassin the accursed thing: for Achan, the sonof Carmi, the sonof Zabdi, the sonof Zerah, of the tribeof Judah, tookofthe accursed thing: and the angerof the LORDwas kindledagainst the childrenof Israel. And Joshuasentmenfrom Jerichoto Ai, which is besideBeth-aven, on the east sideof Bethel, and spokeuntothem, saying, Go upand viewthe country. And the menwent upand viewedAi. And they returnedtoJoshua, and saiduntohim, Let notallthe peoplego up; but let about twoorthreethousandmengo upand smiteAi; and make notallthe peopleto laborthither; forthey are but few. So there went upthitherofthe peopleabout threethousandmen: and they fledbeforethe menof Ai. And the menof Aismoteofthem about thirtyand sixmen: for they chasedthem from beforethe gate even untoShebarim, and smotethem in the going down: wherefore the heartsof the peoplemelted, and becameas water. And Joshuarenthis clothes, and fellto the earthuponhis facebeforethe arkof the LORDuntilthe eventide, heand the eldersof Israel, and putdustupontheir heads. And Joshuasaid, Alas, O LordGOD, whereforehast thou at all broughtthispeopleoverJordan, to deliverus into the handof the Amorites, to destroyus? would to Godwe had been content, and dwelton the other sideJordan! OLord, whatshall I say, whenIsraelturneththeir backsbeforetheir enemies! For the Canaanitesand allthe inhabitantsof the landshall hear of it , and shall environ us round, and cut offour namefromthe earth: and whatwilt thou dounto thy greatname? And the LORDsaiduntoJoshua, Get thee up; whereforeliestthouthusuponthy face? Israelhath sinned, and they have alsotransgressedmy covenantwhichI commandedthem: for they have eventakenofthe accursed thing, and have alsostolen, and dissembledalso, and they have put it evenamong their own stuff. Therefore the childrenof Israelcouldnotstandbeforetheir enemies, but turned their backsbeforetheir enemies, becausethey wereaccursed: neitherwill I bewithyou any more, exceptye destroythe accursedfrom amongyou. Up, sanctifythe people, and say, Sanctify yourselvesagainst tomorrow: forthussaiththe LordGodof Israel. There is an accursed thingin the midstof thee, O Israel: thou canstnotstandbeforethine enemies, untilye take awaythe accursed thingfrom amongyou. In the morningtherefore ye shall be broughtaccording to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribewhichthe LORDtakethshall comeaccording to the families thereof ; and the familywhichthe LORDshall takeshall comeby households; and the householdwhichthe LORDshall takeshall comeman by man. And it shall be, that he that is takenwith the accursed thingshall be burntwith fire, he and allthathe hath: becausehe hath transgressedthe covenantof the LORD, and becausehe hath wroughtfollyin Israel. So Joshuarose up earlyin the morning, and broughtIsraelby their tribes; and the tribeof Judahwas taken: And he broughtthe familyof Judah; and he tookthe familyof the Zarhites: and he broughtthe familyof the Zarhitesman by man; and Zabdiwas taken: And he broughthis householdman by man; and Achan, the sonof Carmi, the sonof Zabdi, the sonof Zerah, of the tribeof Judah, was taken. And JoshuasaiduntoAchan, My son, give, I pray thee, gloryto the LORDGodof Israel, and makeconfessionunto him; and tellme nowwhatthou hast done; hide it notfromme. And AchanansweredJoshua, and said, IndeedIhave sinnedagainst the LORDGodof Israel, and thusand thushave I done: When I sawamong the spoilsagoodlyBabylonishgarment, and two hundredshekelsof silver, and awedgeof goldof fiftyshekelsweight, then I covetedthem, and tookthem; and, behold, they are hidin the earthin the midstof my tent, and the silverunderit. So Joshuasentmessengers, and they ranunto the tent; and, behold, it was hidin his tent, and the silverunderit. And they tookthem out of the midstof the tent, and broughtthem untoJoshua, and untoallthe childrenof Israel, and laid them outbeforethe LORD. And Joshua, and allIsraelwithhim, tookAchanthe sonof Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedgeof gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and allthathe had: and they broughtthem unto the valleyof Achor. And Joshuasaid, Whyhast thou troubledus? the LORDshall troublethee thisday. And allIsraelstonedhim with stones, and burnedthem with fire, after they had stonedthem with stones. And they raisedoverhim a greatheapof stonesuntothisday. So the LORDturnedfrom the fiercenessof his anger. Whereforethe nameof thatplacewas called, The valleyof Achor, untothisday.