1But the fam of Israel messed up big time with that cursed stuff: Achan from Judah took it, and God was like, "Nah, this is sus."

2So Joshua sent some dudes from Jericho to Ai, next to Beth-aven, and told them, "Go scope it out." They went and checked Ai.

3They came back to Joshua and were like, "No need to send everyone; just 2 or 3k should handle it; the squad there is light work."

4So about 3,000 went up, but they dipped hard when Ai came at them.

5Ai took out around 36 of them, chasing them from the gate to Shebarim, and the vibes of the people were totally wrecked, like melted ice.

6Joshua tore his clothes and fell on his face before the Lord's ark until evening, with the elders of Israel, throwing dust on their heads.

7Joshua was like, "Yo, God, why’d you bring us over the Jordan just to get wrecked by the Amorites? Wish we stayed on the other side, fr."

8"God, what do I even say when Israel bounces back against their enemies?"

9"The Canaanites and everyone in the land will hear about this, surround us, and wipe our name off the map. What’s the move for Your great name?"

10And the Lord told Joshua, "Get up; why you laying there like that?"

11Israel messed up, broke the covenant I gave them. They took some cursed stuff, stole, and hid it with their own things. Sus move.

12So the kids of Israel couldn't vibe with their enemies and had to dip because they were cursed. No cap, I won't roll with you unless you get rid of that cursed stuff.

13Yo, get up, cleanse the people, and tell them to get right for tomorrow. The Lord God of Israel says there's cursed stuff in your midst, Israel. You can't stand against your enemies until you ditch it.

14In the morning, you'll be called by tribes, and the tribe the Lord picks will come by families; then the family chosen will come by households, and the household will come man by man.

15Whoever gets caught with the cursed thing is gonna be lit on fire, them and all their stuff, 'cause they broke the Lord's covenant and acted a fool in Israel.

16So Joshua woke up early and gathered Israel by tribes; the tribe of Judah got picked.

17He brought the family of Judah and chose the family of the Zarhites, going through them man by man, and Zabdi got picked.

18He brought his household man by man, and Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, got picked.

19Joshua said to Achan, "Yo, my dude, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, confess what you did, and spill the tea. Don't hide it from me."

20Achan replied to Joshua, "For real, I messed up against the Lord God of Israel, and here's what went down:"

21I spotted this dope Babylonian drip, plus two hundred shekels of silver and a fifty-shekel gold bar, and I was like, "I need that," so I took it; now it's buried in my tent, with the silver chillin' underneath.

22So Joshua sent the squad, and they dashed to the tent; and, for real, it was all hidden there, with the silver under it.

23They pulled everything outta the tent and brought it to Joshua and all the fam of Israel, laying it out before the Lord like, "Check this out."

24Joshua and the whole crew took Achan, son of Zerah, along with the silver, the drip, the gold bar, and all his fam—sons, daughters, oxen, donkeys, sheep, and his tent—and brought them to the valley of Achor.

25Joshua was like, "Why'd you put us in this mess? The Lord's gonna bring the heat on you today." And all Israel went savage, stoning him and then burning it all up after.

26They piled up a massive heap of stones over him, and it still stands today. The Lord chilled out on his anger, and they named that spot The Valley of Achor, still called that today.

1But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel.

2And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth–aven, on the east side of Beth–el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

3And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.

4So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.

5And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

6And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

7And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!

8O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!

9For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

10And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?

11Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.

12Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.

13Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.

14In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come by households; and the household which the Lord shall take shall come man by man.

15And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.

16So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:

17And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:

18And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.

19And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.

20And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:

21When 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.

22So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.

23And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord.

24And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.

25And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.

26And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.