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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Joshua 7:11

Israel — Some or one of them. Transgressed my covenant — That is, broken the conditions of my covenant which they have promised to perform, whereof this was one, not to meddle with the accursed thing. Stolen — That is, taken my portion which I had reserved, Joshua 6:19. Dissembled — Covered the fact with deep dissimulation. Possibly Achan might be suspected, and being accused, had denied it. Among their own stuff — Converted it to their own use, and added obstinacy to the crime.

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See also Joshua 7:11 in other biblical comments:

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    ALSO STOLEN, AND DISSEMBLED ALSO - The anger of God and the heinousness of Israel’s sin are marked by the accumulation of clause upon clause. As a climax they had even appropriated to their own use th...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    חָטָא֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְ גַם֙ עָבְר֣וּ אֶת ־בְּר

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Joshua 7:11 Israel H3478 sinned H2398 (H8804) transgressed H5674 (H8804) covenant H1285 commanded H6680 (H8765) taken...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    ISRAEL The sin of Achan and its results teach the great truth of the oneness of the people of God, (Joshua 7:11). "Israel hath sinned." See in illustration; (1 Corinthians 5:1); (1 Corinthians 12

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Sin of Achan and the defeat at Ai. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Achan. CONCLUSION: Let all men know that it is nothing but sin that separates them from God and if it be not sincerely repented...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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