And the Lord said to Joshua, Rise up; why have you fallen upon your face?

And the children of Israel will not be able to stand before their enemies; they will turn their back before their enemies, for they have become an accursed thing: I will no longer be with you, unless you remove the accursed thing from yourselves.

And you shall all be gathered together by your tribes in the morning, and it shall come to pass that the tribe which the Lord shall show, you shall bring by families; and the family which the Lord shall show, you shall bring by households; and the household which the Lord shall show you shall bring, man by man.

And Joshua rose up early, and brought the people by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was pointed out.

And it was brought man by man, and Achan the son of Zabdi the son of Zerah was pointed out.

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

And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent into the camp; and these things were hidden in his tent, and the silver under them.

And Joshua took Achan the son of Zerah, and brought him to the valley of Achor, and his sons, his daughters, his calves, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all his property, and all the people with him; and he brought them to the valley of Achor.

And they set up over him a great heap of stones; and the Lord ceased from His fierce anger. Therefore he called the place the Valley of Achor to this day.

in gold and silver, bronze and iron, [of which] there is no number. Arise and begin working, and the Lord [be] with you.

Now set your hearts and souls to seek after the Lord your God; arise, and build a sanctuary to your God, to carry in the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord.

Whatsoever your hand shall find to do, do with all your might; for there is no work nor device nor knowledge nor wisdom in Hades, where you are going.

Let whatever is in the decree of the God of heaven be done. Take heed lest anyone make an attack against the house of the God of heaven, lest at any time there shall be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons.

And you, Ezra, as the wisdom of God [is] in your hand, appoint scribes and judges, that they may judge for all the people beyond the river, all that know the law of the Lord your God; and you shall make it known to him that knows not.

Blessed [be] the Lord God of our fathers, who has put it thus into the heart of the king, to glorify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem;

It is like a man going away on a journey, having left his house and having given authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch.

And they answered Joshua and said, We will do all things which you commanded us, and we will go to every place that you shall send us.

And whoever shall disobey you, and whoever shall not hearken to your words as you shall command him, let him die; but be strong and courageous.

See now, for the Lord has chosen you to build Him a house for a sanctuary; be strong and do [it].

And see, [here are] the courses of the priests and Levites for all the service of the house of the Lord, and [there shall be] with you [men] for every workmanship, and everyone of ready skill in every art; also the chief men and all the people, [ready] for all your commands.

Be strong, you relaxed hands and feeble knees.

Comfort one another, you fainthearted; be strong, fear not; behold, our God renders judgment, and He will render [it]; He will come and save us.

And let us consider one another for the stirring up of love and of good works,

Therefore strengthen the hands which are weakened, and the feeble knees,

and make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be turned aside, but rather be healed.