In direct violation of God’s command, Achan took spoil from the city of Jericho and hid it in his tent, likely with the complicity of his family.
وَعِنْدَمَا ٱفْتُضِحَ أَمْرُهُ ،‏ أَظْهَرَ أَنَّهُ يُدْرِكُ خُطُورَةَ مَا ٱرْتَكَبَتْهُ يَدَاهُ قَائِلًا :‏ « إِنِّي أَخْطَأْتُ إِلَى يَهْوَهَ » .‏