Joshua 7:14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 7:10-15

We have here God's answer to Joshua's address, which, we may suppose, came from the oracle over the ark, before which Joshua had prostrated himself, Josh. 7:6. Those that desire to know the will of God must attend with their desires upon the lively oracles, and wait at wisdom's gates for wisdom's dictates, Prov. 8:34. And let those that find themselves under the tokens of God's displeasure never complain of him, but complain to him, and they shall receive an answer of peace. The answer came... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 7:14

In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes ,.... One or more of every tribe, according to the number of them, were to be brought the next morning before Joshua and the elders of Israel, the sanhedrim and council of the nation, and very probably the tabernacle, where they assembled for this purpose: and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh ; how a tribe and so a family or household were taken is differently understood; what some of the Jewish... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 7:14

Ye shall be brought according to your tribes - It has been a subject of serious inquiry in what manner and by what means the culpable tribe, family, household, and individual, were discovered. The Jews have many conceits on the subject; the most rational is, that the tribes being, in their representatives, brought before the high priest, the stone on the breastplate gave immediate intimation by suddenly losing its lustre. According to them, this is what is termed consulting God by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:6-15

The humiliation. I. — THE BITTERNESS OF REPENTANCE . 1. The sting of sin is sharper than its pleasure. The uneasiness which followed on Achan's transgression far outweighed any pleasure he could have derived from it. For, first, the possession of his treasure was itself a trouble. He had to hide it in his tent, and to watch carefully lest any one should discover it. Next, he brought death upon thirty-six of his innocent fellow-countrymen. Lastly, he brought the keenest... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:14

Taketh , i.e; by lot, as in 1 Samuel 14:42 ( הַפִילוּ make it fall; cf. 1 Samuel 10:20 ) (cf. Jonah 1:7 ; also Proverbs 18:18 ). According to the families. The gradual centering of the suspicion upon the offender is one of the most striking features of the history. The genealogies of the children of Israel were very strictly kept, as the Books of Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah show. Achan's name is carefully given in the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles if. 7. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:14

Sin discovered. This leads us to remark that— I. EVERY SIN IS KNOWN TO GOD . Joshua was ignorant that Achan had secreted spoil, but the searching glances of God reached further than the most watchful oversight of the leader. As afterwards, when the disciples did not suspect the character and intents of Judas, the Lord discerned the sinister proposes of his heart. The omniscience and omnipresence of the Almighty have been strangely disregarded even by His own servants.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 7:14

The Lord taketh - i. e. by lot. The Hebrew word for lot suggests that small stones, probably white and black ones, were used. These were probably drawn from a chest (compare the expressions in Joshua 18:11; Joshua 19:1). The lot was regarded as directed in its result by God (margin reference); and hence, was used on many important occasions by the Jews and by other nations in ancient times. For example:(1), for apportionment, as of Canaan among the twelve tribes Numbers 26:55; of the Levitical... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 7:14-15

Joshua 7:14-15. The tribe which the Lord taketh Which shall be declared guilty by the lot, which is disposed by the Lord, (Proverbs 16:33,) and which was to be cast in the Lord’s presence before the ark. Of such use of lots, see 1Sa 14:41 ; 1 Samuel 14:52; Jonah 1:7; Acts 1:26. Shall be burnt with fire As persons and things accursed were to be. All that he hath His cattle and goods, as is noted Joshua 7:24, according to the law, Deuteronomy 13:16. Wrought folly So sin is often called... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 7:1-26

Achan’s sin (7:1-26)God was angry that Israel had not been fully obedient to him in the conquest of Jericho. One of the people, Achan, secretly kept for himself what he should have destroyed (7:1). Therefore, when the Israelites moved on to attack the much smaller town of Ai, God allowed them to be driven back and to suffer losses (2-5). Joshua was distressed, not just because Israel had been defeated, but because their defeat would encourage the Canaanites. If all the Canaanites joined forces,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 7:14

taketh = taketh [by lot], i.e. by the Urim and Thummim. Sec note on Exodus 28:30 and Numbers 26:55 . The Urim stone bringing to "light" the guilty, and the Thummim declaring the "perfection" or innocence. man = geber. App-14 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 7:10-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 7:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 7:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:6-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 7:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 7:14-15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 7:1-26

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 7:14

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