19. Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, you should tell the truth. Confess to the Lord, the God of Israel. Tell me what you did. Don’t try to hide anything from me.”
20. Achan answered, “It is true! I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
21. Among the things I saw was a beautiful coat from Babylonia. And I saw about five pounds of silver and more than one and one-quarter pounds of gold. I wanted these things very much for myself. So I took them. You will find them buried in the ground under my tent. The silver is under the coat.”
22. So Joshua sent some men to the tent. They ran to the tent and found the things hidden there. The silver was under the coat.