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Joshua 7:19

So Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Discipline;   Dishonesty;   Disobedience to God;   Evidence;   Intercession;   Nation;   Pleading;   Self-Condemnation;   Self-Incrimination;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Confession of Sin;   Courts of Justice;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Achan;   Anathema;   Glory, Glorify;   Miracle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Confess, Confession;   Ezekiel, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Glory;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Divination;   Glory;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ai;   Glory;   Joshua, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Covetousness;   Ethics;   Jericho;   Joshua;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Praise (2);   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Achor;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Achan;   Anathema;   Journeyings of israel from egypt to canaan;   Smith Bible Dictionary - A'chan;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Breastplate;   Confession;   Glory;   Government of the Hebrews;   Justice;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Decision;   Joshua, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Accusatory and Inquisitorial Procedure;   Admissions in Evidence;   Repentance;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and make a confession to him. I urge you, tell me what you have done. Don’t hide anything from me.”
Hebrew Names Version
Yehoshua said to `Akhan, My son, please give glory to the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, and make confession to him; and tell me now what you have done; don't hide it from me.
King James Version
And 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.
Lexham English Bible
And Joshua said to Achan, "My son, please, give glory to Yahweh the God of Israel, and give him a doxology in court. Tell me, please, what you have done; do not hide it from me."
English Standard Version
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel and give praise to him. And tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me."
New Century Version
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, tell the truth. Confess to the Lord , the God of Israel. Tell me what you did, and don't try to hide anything from me."
New English Translation
So Joshua said to Achan, "My son, honor the Lord God of Israel and give him praise! Tell me what you did; don't hide anything from me!"
Amplified Bible
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, I implore you, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and give praise to Him [in recognition of His righteous judgments]; and tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me."
New American Standard Bible
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, I implore you, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and give praise to Him; and tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Ioshua said vnto Achan, My sonne, I beseech thee, giue glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession vnto him, and shewe me now what thou hast done: hide it not from me.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, I implore you, give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and give praise to Him; and declare to me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me."
Contemporary English Version
"Achan," Joshua said, "the Lord God of Israel has decided that you are guilty. Is this true? Tell me what you did, and don't try to hide anything."
Complete Jewish Bible
Y'hoshua said to ‘Akhan, "My son, swear to Adonai , the God of Isra'el, that you will tell the truth and confess to him. Tell me, now, what did you do? Don't hide anything from me."
Darby Translation
And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to Jehovah the God of Israel, and make confession to him: tell me now what thou hast done, keep it not back from me.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Joshua said to Achan, "Son, you must honor the Lord , the God of Israel. Praise him and confess your sins to him. Tell me what you did, and don't try to hide anything from me."
George Lamsa Translation
And Joshua said to Achar, Give glory to the LORD God of Israel, and give praise to him; and tell me now what you have done; and do not hide it from me.
Good News Translation
Joshua said to him, "My son, tell the truth here before the Lord , the God of Israel, and confess. Tell me now what you have done. Don't try to hide it from me."
Literal Translation
And Joshua said to Achan, My son, now give glory to Jehovah, the God of Israel, and give thanks to Him, and please tell me what you have done. Do not hide it from me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iosua sayde vnto Achan: My sonne, geue the glory vnto the LORDE the God of Israel, and geue him the prayse, and tell me, what thou hast done, and hide nothinge fro me.
American Standard Version
And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to Jehovah, the God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
Bible in Basic English
And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give glory and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel; give me word now of what you have done, and keep nothing back from me.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iosuah sayde vnto Achan: My sonne, I beseche thee geue glorie to the Lorde God of Israel, and make confession vnto him, and shewe me what thou hast done, hyde it not from me.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Joshua said unto Achan: 'My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make confession unto Him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide nothing from me.'
King James Version (1611)
And Ioshua said vnto Achan, My sonne, giue, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession vnto him, and tel me now, what thou hast done, hide it not from me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joshua said to Achar, Give glory this day to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession; and tell me what thou hast done, and hide it not from me.
English Revised Version
And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to Achar, My sone, yyue thou glorie to the Lord God of Israel, and knowleche thou, and schew to me what thou hast do; hide thou not.
Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua saith unto Achan, `My son, put, I pray thee, honour on Jehovah, God of Israel, and give to Him thanks, and declare, I pray thee, to me, what thou hast done -- hide not from me.'
Update Bible Version
And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give, I pray you, glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him; and tell me now what you have done; don't hide it from me.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession to him; and tell me now what thou hast done, hide [it] not from me.
World English Bible
Joshua said to Achan, My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him; and tell me now what you have done; don't hide it from me.
New King James Version
Now Joshua said to Achan, "My son, I beg you, give glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession to Him, and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me."
New Living Translation
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the Lord , the God of Israel, by telling the truth. Make your confession and tell me what you have done. Don't hide it from me."
New Life Bible
Joshua said to Achan, "My son, I beg you, give honor and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel. Tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me."
New Revised Standard
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Joshua said unto Achan - My son give I pray thee glory unto Yahweh God of Israel and make to him confession, - and tell me I pray thee what thou hast done, do not hide it from me.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Josue said to Achan: My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and confess, and tell me what thou hast done, hide it not.
Revised Standard Version
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the LORD God of Israel, and render praise to him; and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me."
THE MESSAGE
Joshua spoke to Achan, "My son, give glory to God , the God of Israel. Make your confession to him. Tell me what you did. Don't keep back anything from me."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, I implore you, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and give praise to Him; and tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me."

Contextual Overview

16So Joshua arose early the next morning and had Israel come forward tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected. 17He had the clans of Judah come forward, and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He had the Zerahite clan come forward by families, and Zabdi was selected. 18And he had Zabdi's family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected. 19So Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me."20"It is true," Achan replied, "I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did: 21When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath." 22So Joshua sent messengers who ran to the tent, and there was the cloak, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath. 23They took the things from inside the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the LORD. 24Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, and the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen, donkeys, and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor. 25"Why have you brought this trouble upon us?" said Joshua. "Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!" And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

My son: 2 Timothy 2:25, Titus 2:2, James 1:20, 1 Peter 3:8, 1 Peter 3:9

give: 1 Samuel 6:5, Isaiah 13:12, Jeremiah 13:16, Luke 17:18, John 9:24, Revelation 16:9

make: Numbers 5:6, Numbers 5:7, 2 Chronicles 30:22, 2 Chronicles 33:12, 2 Chronicles 33:13, Ezra 10:10, Ezra 10:11, Psalms 32:5, Psalms 51:3, Proverbs 28:13, Jeremiah 3:12, Jeremiah 3:13, Daniel 9:4, Romans 10:10, 1 John 1:8-10

tell me: 1 Samuel 14:43, Jonah 1:8-10

Reciprocal: Genesis 4:10 - What Genesis 12:18 - General Genesis 31:26 - What Genesis 43:29 - God Exodus 32:21 - General Leviticus 5:5 - confess Leviticus 26:40 - confess 1 Samuel 4:16 - my son 1 Samuel 13:11 - What hast 2 Kings 20:15 - All the things Isaiah 39:4 - All that Daniel 4:2 - I thought it good Malachi 2:2 - to give Matthew 3:6 - confessing Mark 1:5 - confessing Luke 23:41 - we indeed Revelation 11:13 - gave Revelation 14:7 - give

Cross-References

Genesis 7:2
You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate,
Genesis 7:3
and also seven of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, in order to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth.
Genesis 7:6
Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.
Genesis 7:9
came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two, male and female, as God had commanded him.
Job 12:15
If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
Jeremiah 3:23
Surely deception comes from the hills, commotion from the mountains, but surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.
2 Peter 3:6
through which the world of that time perished in the flood.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Joshua said unto Achan, my son,.... Treating him in a very humane, affectionate, and respectable manner, though so great a criminal, being a subject of his, and of the same religion and nation:

give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, by acknowledging his omniscience, justice, power, truth, and faithfulness; as in his promises so in his threatenings:

and make confession unto him; of the sin he had been guilty of; this Joshua might urge, partly for his own good, who might more reasonably expect the forgiveness of his sin: so it is said in the Misnah a, whoever confesses has a part in the world to come, for so we find concerning Achan, Joshua 7:19; and partly for the glory of God, this being the instance in which he is directed to give it to him; and partly on account of others, particularly the tribe, family, and household to whom he belonged, who after all might not be satisfied thoroughly that he was guilty, unless he had confessed it: according to Maimonides b, this was but a temporary law on which Achan was put to death; for, he says, our law condemns no man to death on his own confession, nor on the prophecy of a prophet, who says that he committed such a theft; and it was not on his confession, but by the order of God, determining the affair by lot, that he was put to death: the confession Joshua directs to was not what was made to man, but to God, that is, of the evil of it, and as committed against God, though the fact itself was to be owned before man, as follows:

and tell me now what thou hast done, hide [it] not from me; what were the particular things he had taken; the lot showed he had taken something, but what that was, as yet was unknown, and where it was; and this Joshua desires him he would inform him of and satisfy him about, and without any reserve openly declare the truth.

a Sanhedrin, c. 6. sect. 2. b Pirush in ib. & Hilchot Sanhedrin, c. 18. sect. 6.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Give glory to the Lord - A form of solemn adjuration by which the person addressed was called upon before God to declare the truth. The phrase assumes that the glory of God is always promoted by manifestation of the truth (compare the marginal references).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 7:19. My son, give - glory to the Lord God — The person being now detected, Joshua wishes him to acknowledge the omniscience of God, and confess his crime. And doubtless this was designed, not only for the edification of the people, and a vindication of the righteous judgment of God, but in reference to his own salvation; for as his life was now become forfeited to the law, there was the utmost necessity of humiliation before God that his soul might be saved. Give glory to God signifies the same as, Make a thorough confession as in the presence of God, and disguise no part of the truth. In this way and in these very words the Jews adjured the man who had been born blind that he would truly tell who had healed him; for they pretended to believe that Christ was such a sinner that God would not work a miracle by him. John 9:24.


 
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