But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
What does Joshua 7:1 mean?
Achan took some of the spoil of Jericho. The love of the world is that root of bitterness, which of all others is most hardly rooted up.
Key themes
LovePeaceInheritanceRest
Read with
Keep this verse inside Joshua 7:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Carmi Person
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Vine-dresser. (1. ) The last named of the four sons of Reuben ( Gen. 46:9 ). (2. ) A descendant of Judah ( 1 Chr. 4:1 ). He is elsewhere (2:18) called Caleb (q. v. ). (3. ) The son of Zimri, and the father of Achan.
- Zabdi Person
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Gift of Jehovah. (1. ) An ancestor of Achan ( Josh. 7:1 , 17, 18). He is probably the “Zimri” of 1 Chr. 2:6 . (2. ) A Benjamite ( 1 Chr. 8:19 ).