In chapter 7 of the book of Joshua, we meet Achan. Achan did a very bad thing: against the Lord's command, he kept some "souvenirs" from Jericho, despite the explicit instructions by God not to do so.
Because of this, the initial attack on the city of Ai went poorly. As the defeated Israelites came back and told Joshua what had transpired, he threw himself before the altar and cried out to the Lord. Then, God told Joshua about Achan.
Achan was then immediately confronted. He confessed, and was then stoned, along with his entire family.
God was no longer angry.
In chapter 8, the Israelites perform a bit of trickery to lure the soldiers out of the city of Ai. It worked beautifully, and Ai was defeated once and for all.
Afterwards, Joshua had an altar built and read the Laws that Moses had written down, from the Lord.
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