Yosua 7:2

7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho ¹  to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel ² ) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.

Yosua 7:1

Achan Sins and is Punished

7:1 But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. ³  Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, ⁴  son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. ⁵  The Lord was furious with the Israelites. ⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 13:1-3

13:1 Just then ⁷  a prophet ⁸  from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, ⁹  as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice. 13:2 With the authority of the Lord ¹⁰  he cried out against the altar, “O altar, altar! This is what the Lord says, ‘Look, a son named Josiah will be born to the Davidic dynasty. He will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer sacrifices on you. Human bones will be burned on you.’” ¹¹  13:3 That day he also announced ¹²  a sign, “This is the sign the Lord has predetermined: ¹³  The altar will be split open and the ashes ¹⁴  on it will fall to the ground.” ¹⁵ 

[7:2]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[7:2]  ² map For the location of Bethel see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[7:1]  ³ tn Heb “But the sons of Israel were unfaithful with unfaithfulness concerning what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:1]  ⁴ tn 1 Chr 2:6 lists a “Zimri” (but no Zabdi) as one of the five sons of Zerah (cf. also 1 Chr 7:17, 18).

[7:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “took from what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “the anger of the Lord burned against the sons of Israel.”

[7:1]  sn This incident illustrates well the principle of corporate solidarity and corporate guilt. The sin of one man brought the Lord’s anger down upon the entire nation.

[13:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “Look.” The Hebrew particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) is a rhetorical device by which the author invites the reader to visualize the scene for dramatic effect.

[13:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “came by the word of the Lord to Bethel.”

[13:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “by the word of the Lord.”

[13:2]  ¹¹ sn ‘Look…you.’ For the fulfillment of this prophecy see 2 Kgs 23:15-20.

[13:3]  ¹² tn Heb “gave.”

[13:3]  ¹³ tn Heb “spoken.”

[13:3]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the fat.” Reference is made to burnt wood mixed with fat. See HALOT 234 s.v. דשׁן.

[13:3]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “will be poured out.”