Joshua 2:8

Before the two men had lain down, the woman came to them on the roof and said,

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In The King James Version

And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

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7The pursuers went by the road to the Jordan, as far as the fords, and as soon as they left the town the gate was shut.

9“I know that the Lord has given you this country, and how the terror of you has fallen upon us, until all who live here are trembling before you.

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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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