Joshua 7:25

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Joshua said, “Achan, you caused us a lot of trouble. Now the Lord is paying you back with the same kind of trouble.” The people of Israel then stoned to death Achan and his family. They made a fire and burned the bodies, together with what Achan had stolen, and all his possessions.

Cross References

Joshua 6:18

The silver and gold and everything made of bronze and iron belong to the Lord and must be put in his treasury. Be careful to follow these instructions, because if you see something you want and take it, the Lord will destroy Israel. And it will be all your fault.

1 Chronicles 2:7

Achan, who was a descendant of Zerah and the son of Carmi, caused trouble for Israel, because he kept for himself things that belonged only to the Lord.

Deuteronomy 17:5

But you will need two or three witnesses—one witness isn't enough to prove a person guilty. Get rid of those who are guilty of such evil. Take them outside your town gates and everyone must stone them to death. But the witnesses must be the first to throw stones.

Leviticus 24:14

This man has cursed me! Take him outside the camp and tell the witnesses to lay their hands on his head. Then command the whole community of Israel to stone him to death.

Leviticus 20:2

to say to the community of Israel: Death by stoning is the penalty for any citizens or foreigners in the country who sacrifice their children to the god Molech.

Hebrews 12:15

Make sure no one misses out on God's wonderful kindness. Don't let anyone become bitter and cause trouble for the rest of you.

2 Thessalonians 1:6

It is only right for God to punish everyone who is causing you trouble,

Galatians 5:12

I wish everyone who is upsetting you would not only get circumcised, but would cut off much more!

Joshua 7:15

and the Lord will show who stole what should have been destroyed. That man must be put to death, his body burned, and his possessions thrown into the fire. He has done a terrible thing by breaking the sacred agreement that the Lord made with Israel.”

Deuteronomy 21:21

The men of the town will stone that son to death, because they must get rid of the evil he brought into the community. Everyone in Israel will be afraid when they hear how he was punished.

Leviticus 21:9

If any of you priests has a daughter who disgraces you by serving as a temple prostitute, she must be burned to death.

Leviticus 20:14

It isn't natural for a man to marry both a woman and her daughter, and so all three of them will be burned to death.

Genesis 38:24

About three months later someone told Judah, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has behaved like a prostitute, and now she's pregnant!” “Drag her out of town and burn her to death!” Judah shouted.

Genesis 34:30

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “Look what you've done! Now I'm in real trouble with the Canaanites and Perizzites who live around here. There aren't many of us, and if they attack, they'll kill everyone in my household.”

1 Samuel 14:29

Jonathan said, “My father has caused you a lot of trouble. Look at me! I ate only a little of this honey, but already I feel strong and alert.

Deuteronomy 13:11

And when the rest of Israel hears about it, they will be afraid, and no one else will ever do such an evil thing again.

Proverbs 1:19

The wealth you get from crime robs you of your life.

Proverbs 15:27

Being greedy causes trouble for your family, but you protect yourself by refusing bribes.