SEV Biblia, Chapter 7:16
¶ Josué, pues, levantándose de mañana, hizo acercar a Israel por sus tribus; y fue tomada la tribu de Judá;
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16. So Joshua rose up early in the morning , etc.] Which showed his readiness and diligence to obey the command of God; and as there was much work to do, it required that he should rise early: and brought Israel by their tribes : before the Lord, at the tabernacle, where he and the high priest and elders attended; each tribe was thither brought by their representatives: and the tribe of Judah was taken : either his stone in the breastplate of the high priest looked dull, as some say, or rather the lot being cast fell on that tribe.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 16-26 - See the folly of those that promise themselves secrecy in sin. The righteous God has many ways of bringing to light the hidden works of darkness. See also, how much it is our concern, when God is contendin with us, to find out the cause that troubles us. We must pray with holy Job, Lord, show me wherefore thou contendest with me. Achan's sin bega in the eye. He saw these fine things, as Eve saw the forbidden fruit See what comes of suffering the heart to walk after the eyes, and what need we have to make this covenant with our eyes, that if they wande they shall be sure to weep for it. It proceeded out of the heart. The that would be kept from sinful actions, must mortify and check i themselves sinful desires, particularly the desire of worldly wealth Had Achan looked upon these things with an eye of faith, he would have seen they were accursed things, and would have dreaded them; but looking on them with an eye of sense only, he saw them as goodl things, and coveted them. When he had committed the sin, he tried to hide it. As soon as he had got this plunder, it became his burden, an he dared not to use his ill-gotten treasure. So differently do object of temptation appear at a distance, to what they do when they have bee gotten. See the deceitfulness of sin; that which is pleasing in the commission, is bitter in the reflection. See how they will be deceive that rob God. Sin is a very troublesome thing, not only to a sinne himself, but to all about him. The righteous God will certainl recompense tribulation to them that trouble his people. Achan perishe not alone in his sin. They lose their own, who grasp at more than their own. His sons and daughters were put to death with him. It is probabl that they helped to hide the things; they must have known of them. What fatal consequences follow, even in this world, to the sinner himself and to all belonging him! One sinner destroys much good. What, then will be the wrath to come? Let us flee from it to Christ Jesus as the sinner's Friend. There are circumstances in the confession of Achan marking the progress of sin, from its first entrance into the heart to its being done, which may serve as the history of almost every offenc against the law of God, and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
וישׁכם 7925 יהושׁע 3091 בבקר 1242 ויקרב 7126 את 853 ישׂראל 3478 לשׁבטיו 7626 וילכד 3920 שׁבט 7626 יהודה׃ 3063
