Achan Bible Quiz

Answer key for Achan Bible Quiz

1. Q1: Of what tribe was Achan? Answer: Judah. But 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. (Joshua 7:1) Reference: Joshua 7:1 (KJV).
2. Q2: What did Achan take? Answer: Of the accursed thing. ...for Achan... took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel. (Joshua 7:1) Reference: Joshua 7:1 (KJV).
3. Q3: What happened when Israel went up to Ai? Answer: The men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men. And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate... wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. (Joshua 7:5) Reference: Joshua 7:5 (KJV).
4. Q4: What did Joshua do when he heard of the defeat? Answer: Rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face. And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide. (Joshua 7:6) Reference: Joshua 7:6 (KJV).
5. Q5: How was the guilty one to be found? Answer: By lot, tribe by tribe. In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes... And the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof. (Joshua 7:14) Reference: Joshua 7:14 (KJV).
6. Q6: What did Achan confess he took? Answer: A goodly Babylonish garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold. 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. (Joshua 7:21) Reference: Joshua 7:21 (KJV).
7. Q7: Where had Achan hidden the things? Answer: In the earth in the midst of his tent, and the silver under it. And, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. (Joshua 7:21) Reference: Joshua 7:21 (KJV).
8. Q8: Where did Joshua bring Achan? Answer: The valley of Achor. And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment... and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor. (Joshua 7:24) Reference: Joshua 7:24 (KJV).
9. Q9: What did Israel do to Achan? Answer: All Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. (Joshua 7:25) Reference: Joshua 7:25 (KJV).
10. Q10: What was set up over him for a memorial? Answer: A great heap of stones. And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. (Joshua 7:26) Reference: Joshua 7:26 (KJV).