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Joshua 7:18 KJV
Joshua · chapter 7 · verse 18
And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.Joshua 7:18 · King James Version
Joshua 7:18 in context
16So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
17And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:
18And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
19And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
20And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- householdbayitha houseH1004 →
- broughtqârabto approach for whatever purposeH7126 →
- AchanʻÂkânAkan, an IsraeliteH5912 →
- CarmiKarmîyKarmi, the name of three IsraelitesH3756 →
- ZabdiZabdîyZabdi, the name of four IsraelitesH2067 →
- ZerahZerachZerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian princeH2226 →
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We have in these verses, I. The discovery of Achan by the lot, which proved a perfect lot, though it proceeded gradually. Though we may suppose that Joshua slept the better, and with more ease and satisfaction, when he knew the worst of the disease of that body of which, under God, he was the head, and was put into a…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-26