Joshua 7:11

New International Reader's Version

Israel has sinned. I made a covenant with them. I commanded them to keep it. But they have broken it. They have taken some of the things that had been set apart to me in a special way to be destroyed. They have stolen. They have lied. They have taken the things they stole and have put them with their own things.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:12

These things happened because the Israelites hadn’t obeyed the Lord their God. They had broken the covenant he had made with them. They had refused to do everything Moses, the servant of the Lord, had commanded. They hadn’t paid any attention to those commands. They hadn’t obeyed them.

2 Kings 5:24

Gehazi came to the hill where Elisha lived. Then the servants handed the things over to Gehazi. He put them away in Elisha’s house. He sent the men away, and they left.

Isaiah 24:5

The earth is polluted by its people. They haven’t obeyed the laws of the Lord. They haven’t done what he told them to do. They’ve broken the covenant that will last forever.

Jeremiah 31:32

It will not be like the covenant I made with their people of long ago. That was when I took them by the hand. I led them out of Egypt. But they broke my covenant. They did it even though I was like a husband to them,” announces the Lord.

Hosea 6:7

Just as at the city of Adam, they disobeyed me, they have broken the covenant I made with them. They were not faithful to me there.

Leviticus 5:15

“Suppose someone is unfaithful to me and sins. And they do it without meaning to. Here is how they sin against me or my priests. They refuse to give the priests one of the holy things set apart for them. Then they must bring me a ram from the flock. It must not have any flaws. It must be worth the required amount of silver. The silver must be weighed out in keeping with the standard weights that are used in the sacred tent. The ram is a guilt offering. It will pay for their sin.

Habakkuk 2:6

“Won’t those people laugh at the Babylonians? Won’t they make fun of them? They will say to them, “ ‘How terrible it will be for you who pile up stolen goods! You get rich by cheating others. How long will this go on?’

Zechariah 5:4

The Lord who rules over all announces, ‘I will send the curse out. It will enter the house of the thief. It will also enter the house of anyone who lies when making a promise in my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely. It will pull down its beams and stones.’ ”

Matthew 22:21

“Caesar’s,” they replied. Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. And give back to God what belongs to God.”

Acts 5:9

Peter asked her, “How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! You can hear the steps of the men who buried your husband. They are at the door. They will carry you out also.”

Deuteronomy 17:2

Someone living among you might do what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God. It might happen in one of the towns the Lord is giving you. That person is breaking the Lord’s covenant.

Hebrews 4:13

Nothing God created is hidden from him. His eyes see everything. He will hold us responsible for everything we do.

Joshua 23:16

Suppose you break the covenant the Lord your God made with you. He commanded you to obey it. But suppose you go and serve other gods. And you bow down to them. Then the Lord will be very angry with you. You will quickly be destroyed. You will be removed from the good land he has given you.”

Joshua 7:1

But the Israelites weren’t faithful to the Lord. They didn’t destroy what had been set apart to him. So they did not do what they had been told to do. Achan had taken some of those things. So the Lord became very angry with Israel. Achan was the son of Karmi. Karmi was the son of Zimri. And Zimri was the son of Zerah. Achan and all his relatives were from the tribe of Judah.

Joshua 7:10

The Lord said to Joshua, “Get up! What are you doing down there on your face?

Judges 2:20

So the Lord became very angry with the Israelites. He said, “This nation has broken my covenant. I made it with their people of long ago. But this nation has not listened to me.

1 Samuel 14:38

Saul said to the leaders of the army, “Come here. Let’s find out what sin has been committed today.