Joshua 7:18

And he brought his household man by man,.... The household of Zabdi, the heads of each house therein:

and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was…

We have in these verses,

I. The discovery of Achan by the lot, which proved a perfect lot, though it proceeded gradually. Though we may suppose that Joshua slept the better, and with more ease and…

and Achan … was taken (a) Sometimes in taking the sacred lot dice were thrown; comp. the expression "to cast lots" (Jos 18:10); to "throw" them (Jos 18:6); "the lot falls" (Jon 1:7; Eze 24:6); (b)…