Achar,2:7 Achar means trouble; Achar is called Achan in Joshua. who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.2:7 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
7The 2:7 Lit sonsson of Carmi was2:7 In Josh 7:18, AchanAchar, the one who brought disaster on Israel 2:7 Lit who violatedby violating the 2:7 I.e., the ban against forbidden spoilsban.
He brought trouble on Israel. Some things that had been set apart to the Lord in a special way to be destroyed. He took some of those things. When he did that, he disobeyed the Lord’s command.