The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.
Joshua 7:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 when I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle from Shinar and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. They now lie hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.” Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When I saw among the spoils an attractive mantle from Shinar and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath. American Standard Version (1901) when I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylonish mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. Common English Bible Among the booty I saw a single beautiful robe in the Babylonian style, two hundred shekels of silver, and a single gold bar weighing fifty shekels. I desired them and took them. Now they are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver on the bottom.” Catholic Public Domain Version For I saw among the spoils a very fine scarlet cloak, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a gold bar of fifty shekels. And coveting these, I took and hid them in the ground near the middle of my tent, and I covered the silver with the soil that I had dug." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I saw among the spoils a scarlet garment exceeding good, and two hundred sicles of silver, and a golden rule of fifty sicles. And I coveted them, and I took them away, and hid them in the ground is the midst of my tent: and the silver I covered with the earth that I dug up. |
The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was a delight to the eyes and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.
And the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled.
the sons of God saw that they were fair, and they took wives for themselves of all that they chose.
It happened, late one afternoon when David rose from his couch and was walking about on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful.
When these diseased men had come to the edge of the camp, they went into a tent, ate and drank, carried off silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. Then they came back, entered another tent, carried off things from it and went and hid them.
“I have made a covenant with my eyes; how, then, could I look upon a virgin?
Turn my eyes from looking at vanities; be gracious to me according to your word.
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female slave, ox, donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Such is the end of all who are greedy for gain; it takes away the life of its possessors.
Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
The miser is in a hurry to get rich and does not know that loss is sure to come.
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have an agreement; when the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood we have taken shelter”;
Woe to those who hide a plan too deep for the Lord, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”
“Alas for you who get evil gain for your house, setting your nest on high to be safe from the reach of harm!”
And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.”
Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered and nothing secret that will not become known.
But sexual immorality and impurity of any kind or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among saints.
Be sure of this, that no sexually immoral or impure person or one who is greedy (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
The images of their gods you shall burn with fire. Do not covet the silver or the gold that is on them and take it for yourself, because you could be ensnared by it, for it is abhorrent to the Lord your God.
Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for he himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”
then, when desire has conceived, it engenders sin, and sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death.
And Achan answered Joshua, “It is true; I am the one who sinned against the Lord God of Israel. This is what I did:
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and there it was, hidden in his tent with the silver underneath.
They have left the straight road and have gone astray, following the road of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wages of doing wrong