So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
"My son ..."  (Joshua 7:19).  "This is no mere hypocritical affectation by Joshua, who really feels for the criminal, (although the Commander is already under orders from God Himself to execute Achan).  In our own times, we have seen a judge melted to tears at the necessity of condemning a man to death."[11]