Joshua 7:16

In the morning Joshua rose and brought Israel before the Lord by their tribes. The tribe of Judah was taken by lot.

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In The King James Version

So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:

In Context

15Then he who is taken by lot, in possession of the object dedicated to me, must be killed, he and all his family, and their bodies burned, because he has broken the covenant of the Lord, because he has committed a scandal in Israel.”

17Then the clans of Judah were brought, and the clan of the Zerahites was taken by lot. The clan of the Zerahites was brought by heads of families, and the family of Zabdi was taken by lot.

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Cross References

Joshua 3:1In the morning Joshua rose, and he and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and reached the Jordan, where they passed the night before they crossed over.

Psalms 119:60I hasted and tarried not to give heed to your commandments.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 7:11-16

10 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? 11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. 12 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye… Read the whole commentary →

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