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Joshua 7:20

King James Version (KJV)

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And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:

Joshua 7:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 7:20

Theological / Devotional

I have sinned. The public revelation of his guilt secured Achan’s cooperation, and he promptly confessed his crime. His guilt was thus established beyond question, and no room was left for his sympathizers to charge that he had been unjustly condemned. The problem could thus be settled once and for all, instead of smoldering on for years in the hearts of any minded to criticize.

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