15 The person selected, who has the things reserved for God, must be put to death by burning. Burn everything that belongs to him too. This is because he has violated the Lord’s covenant and has committed an outrage in Israel."
16 Joshua got up early in the morning. He made Israel come forward tribe by tribe. The tribe of Judah was selected.
17 He made the clans of Judah come forward. He selected the clan of Zerah. He made the clan of Zerah come forward as individual soldiers. Zabdi was selected.
18 He made each soldier of his family come forward. Achan was selected. He was a son of Carmi, grandson of Zabdi, great-grandson of Zerah, and of the tribe of Judah.
19 Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the Lord the God of Israel. Tell me what you have done. Don’t hide anything from me."
20 Achan answered Joshua, "It’s true. I’ve sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I have done:
21 Among the booty I saw a single beautiful robe in the Babylonian style, two hundred shekels of silver, and a single gold bar weighing fifty shekels. I desired them and took them. Now they are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver on the bottom."