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25 Then Joshua said to Achan, “Why have you brought calamity upon us? The Lord will now bring calamity upon you.”

And the men of Israel stoned them to death and burned their bodies, 26 and piled a great heap of stones upon them. The stones are still there to this day, and even today that place is called “The Valley of Calamity.” And so the fierce anger of the Lord was ended.

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25 Joshua said, “Why have you brought this trouble(A) on us? The Lord will bring trouble on you today.”

Then all Israel stoned him,(B) and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them.(C) 26 Over Achan they heaped(D) up a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.(E) Then the Lord turned from his fierce anger.(F) Therefore that place has been called the Valley of Achor[a](G) ever since.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 7:26 Achor means trouble.