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1 Chronicles 2:7

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2:7The son6 of Carmi:

Achan,7 who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God.8

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Footnotes

  1. 6 Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.
  2. 7 The Hebrew text has “Achar,” which means “disaster,” but a few medieval Hebrew read “Achan.” See Josh 7:1.
  3. 8 Heb “the troubler of Israel who was unfaithful with respect to the devoted [things].”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The son of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who broke faith in the matter of the devoted thing;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The son of Karmi:

Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Carmi’s son: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel when he was unfaithful by taking the things set apart for destruction.

NLTNew Living Translation

The son of Carmi (a descendant of Zimri) was Achan, who brought disaster on Israel by taking plunder that had been set apart for the Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who acted unfaithfully in the matter of the devoted thing.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.