Joshua 2:4

And the woman took the two men and hid them; and she spoke to + 2:4 Gr. them.the messengers, saying, The men came in to me,

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

In Context

3And the king of Jericho sent and spoke to Raab, saying, Bring out the men that entered into thine house this night; for they are come to spy out the land.

5but when the gate was shut in the + 2:5 Gr. dark.evening, the men went out; I know not whither they are gone: follow after them, if ye + 2:5 Gr. shall.may overtake them.

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Cross References

Joshua 6:17And the city shall be + 6:17 Or, an accursed thing.devoted, it and all things that are in it, to the Lord of Hosts: only do ye save Raab the harlot, and all things in her house.

2 Samuel 16:18And Chusi said to Abessalom, Nay, but following whom the Lord, and this people, and all Israel have chosen,—his will I be, and with him will I dwell.

2 Samuel 17:20And the servants of Abessalom came to the woman into the house, and said, Where are Achimaas and Jonathan? and the woman said to them, They are + 17:20 Or, lately gone over.gone a little way beyond + 17:20 Or, the small streams.the water. And they sought and found them not, and returned to Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 2:2-8

The Two Spies and Rahab. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into a harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country. 3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come… Read the whole commentary →

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