Joshua 6:18

18But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted them you take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel aa thing for destruction and bbring trouble upon it.

Joshua 7

Israel Defeated at Ai

1But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things, for cAchan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. And the anger of the Lord burned against the people of Israel.

2Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near dBeth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, “Go up and spy out the land.” And the men went up and spied out Ai. 3And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not have all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not make the whole people toil up there, for they are few.” 4So about three thousand men went up there from the people. And ethey fled before the men of Ai, 5and the men of Ai killed about thirty-six of their men and chased them before the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them at the descent. And the hearts of the people fmelted and became as water.

6Then Joshua gtore his clothes and hfell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put idust on their heads. 7And Joshua said, “Alas, O Lord God, jwhy have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to give us into the hands of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would that we had been content to dwell beyond the Jordan! 8O Lord, what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies! 9For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and kcut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name?”

The Sin of Achan

10The Lord said to Joshua, “Get up! Why have you fallen on your face? 11Israel has sinned; they have ltransgressed my covenant that I commanded them; they have taken some of the mdevoted things; they have stolen and lied and put them among their own belongings. 12 nTherefore the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies. They oturn their backs before their enemies, because they have become pdevoted for destruction.
That is, set apart ( devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)
I will be with you no more, unless you destroy rthe devoted things from among you.
13Get up! Consecrate the people and say, sConsecrate yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says the Lord, God of Israel, “There are devoted things in your midst, O Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the devoted things from among you.” 14In the morning therefore you shall be brought near tby your tribes. And the tribe that the Lord takes by lot shall come near by clans. And the clan that the Lord takes shall come near by households. And the household that the Lord takes shall come near man by man. 15 uAnd he who is taken with the devoted things shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has vtransgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he has done wan outrageous thing in Israel.’”

16So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought Israel near tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was taken. 17And he brought near the clans of Judah, and the clan of the xZerahites was taken. And he brought near the clan of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was taken. 18And he brought near his household man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. 19Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, ygive glory to the Lord God of Israel and zgive praise
Or  and make confession
to him. And abtell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
20And Achan answered Joshua, “Truly acI have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I did: 21when I saw among the spoil a beautiful cloak from Shinar, and 200 shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels,
A  shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
then I coveted them and took them. And see, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”

22So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and behold, it was hidden in his tent with the silver underneath. 23And they took them out of the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the people of Israel. And they laid them down before the Lord. 24And Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver and the cloak and the bar of gold, and his sons and daughters and his oxen and donkeys and sheep and his tent and all that he had. And they brought them up to the aeValley of Achor. 25And Joshua said, “Why did you afbring trouble on us? The Lord brings trouble on you today.” And all Israel agstoned him with stones. ahThey burned them with fire and stoned them with stones. 26And they raised over him aia great heap of stones that remains to this day. Then ajthe Lord turned from his burning anger. Therefore, to this day the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor.
 Achor means trouble


1 Kings 21:19

19And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: al“In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood.”’”

2 Kings 5:26-27

26But he said to him, “Did not my heart go when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Was it a time to accept money and garments, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male servants and female servants? 27Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever.” So he went out from his presence ama leper, like snow.

Job 27:8-23

8 anFor what is the hope of the godless aowhen God cuts him off,
when God takes away his life?
9 apWill God hear his cry
when distress comes upon him?
10Will he aqtake delight in the Almighty?
Will he call upon God at all times?
11I will teach you concerning the hand of God;
arwhat is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves;
why then have you become altogether vain?
13 asThis is the portion of a wicked man with God,
and the heritage that atoppressors receive from the Almighty:
14If his auchildren are multiplied, it is for avthe sword,
and his descendants have not enough bread.
15Those who survive him the pestilence buries,
and his awwidows do not weep.
16Though he axheap up silver like dust,
and pile up clothing like clay,
17he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it,
and aythe innocent will divide the silver.
18He builds his azhouse like a moth’s,
like baa booth that bba watchman makes.
19He goes to bed rich, but will bcdo so no more;
he opens his eyes, and bdhis wealth is gone.
20 beTerrors overtake him like bfa flood;
in the night a whirlwind bgcarries him off.
21 bhThe east wind lifts him up and he is gone;
it bisweeps him out of his place.
22It
Or He (that is, God); also verse 23
hurls at him bkwithout pity;
he flees from its
Or his; also verse 23
power in headlong flight.
23It bmclaps its hands at him
and bnhisses at him from its place.

Proverbs 20:21

21 boAn inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
will not be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 28:22

22A bpstingy man
Hebrew  A man whose eye is evil
brhastens after wealth
and does not know that bspoverty will come upon him.
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