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Joshua 7:21 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Joshua 7:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 7 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. wedge: Heb. tongue”
Joshua 7:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Joshua 7:21
Achan details his sin step by step: 'When I saw...I coveted...and took them.' This progression—see, covet, take—maps the psychology of temptation. Seeing isn't sin, but lingering gaze leads to covetous desire (chamad, חָמַד—to desire, take pleasure in), which produces action (taking). This mirrors Eve's temptation: 'the woman saw...good...pleasant...desired...took' (Genesis 3:6). The pattern recurs: desire conceives and brings forth sin (James 1:14-15). The items: 'a goodly Babylonish garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold.' The garment (adderet shinar, אַדֶּרֶת שִׁנְעָר—l...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 7:21
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“when it has conceived”
“Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.”
“neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world”
“Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
“nor take it to you”
“they went astray”
“that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard”
“and that it was a delight to the eyes”
“such as drown men in ruin and destruction.”
“content with such things as you have”