The Sin of Achan and Its Punishment

7 But the Israelites broke faith in regard to the devoted things: Achan 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 Israelites.^(A)

¹⁸ As for you, keep away from the things devoted to destruction, so as not to covet^[a] and take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel an object for destruction, bringing trouble upon it.^(A)

¹⁹ But all silver and gold and vessels of bronze and iron are sacred to the Lord; they shall go into the treasury of the Lord.”

Ananias and Sapphira

5 But a man named Ananias, with the consent of his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property;

² with his wife’s knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds and brought only a part and laid it at the apostles’ feet.^(A)