Joshua 7:24

7:24 Then Joshua and all Israel took Achan, son of Zerah, along with the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, ox, donkey, sheep, tent, and all that belonged to him and brought them up to the Valley of Disaster. ¹ 

Isaiah 65:10

65:10 Sharon ²  will become a pasture for sheep,

and the Valley of Achor ³  a place where cattle graze; ⁴ 

they will belong to my people, who seek me. ⁵ 

Hosea 2:15

2:15 From there I will give back her vineyards to her,

and turn the “Valley of Trouble” ⁶  into an “Opportunity ⁷  for Hope.”

There she will sing as she did when she was young, ⁸ 

when ⁹  she came up from the land of Egypt.

¹ tn Or “Trouble” The name is “Achor” in Hebrew, which means “disaster” or “trouble” (also in v. 26).

² sn Sharon was a plain located to the west, along the Mediterranean coast north of Joppa and south of Carmel.

³ sn The Valley of Achor (“Achor” means “trouble” in Hebrew) was the site of Achan’s execution. It was located to the east, near Jericho.

⁴ tn Heb “a resting place for cattle”; NASB, NIV “for herds.”

⁵ tn Heb “for my people who seek me.”

⁶ tn Heb “Valley of Achor,” so named because of the unfortunate incident recorded in Josh 7:1-26 (the name is explained in v. 26; the Hebrew term Achor means “disaster” or “trouble”). Cf. TEV, CEV “Trouble Valley.”

⁷ tn Heb “door” or “doorway”; cf. NLT “gateway.” Unlike the days of Joshua, when Achan’s sin jeopardized Israel’s mission and cast a dark shadow over the nation, Israel’s future return to the land will be marked by renewed hope.

⁸ tn Heb “as in the days of her youth” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).

⁹ tn Heb “as in the day when” (so KJV, NASB).